You discover a fossil with feathers on forelimbs,short hind limbs,and teeth.You conclude that this organism appears early on a phylogenetic tree for which group of organisms?
A)reptiles
B)birds
C)mammals
D)snakes

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The presence of feathers suggests that the organism is a bird or an early bird ancestor. The short hind limbs and teeth suggest that it is not a modern bird but an earlier ancestor. The combination of these traits suggests that the organism is on an early branch of the bird lineage.

You Discover a Fossil with Feathers on Forelimbs,short Hind Limbs,and