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During evolution, jawless fishes originated before how many years?

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Important Questions on Evolution

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Anthropocene refers to the geological age during which
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Of the periods listed below, which ONE is the earliest period when Ostracoderms, the jawless and finless fishes, appeared?

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 Study the following table

S.No. Group Ancestors Evolved in
I Pisces Osteolepids Silurian period
II Amphibia Osteolepids Devonian period
III Reptilia Labyrinthodonts Jurassic period
IV Aves Therapsids Carboniferous period
V Mammalia Therapsids Triassic period
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Match the following
  LIST-I   LIST-II
A The golden age of reptiles I Carboniferous period
B Age of amphibians II Cenozoic era
C The golden age of fishes III Mesozoic era
D Age of mammals IV Devonian period
    V Silurian period

The correct match is

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A researcher found petrified dinosaur faeces. Which one of the following is unlikely to be found in this fossil?
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Match the following

  Set-I   Set-II
(A) Cyanognathus (I) Reptiles & birds
(B) Archaeopteryx (II) Amphibians & reptiles
(C) Seymouria (III) Reptiles & mammals
(D) Eusthenopteron (IV) Protochordates & fishes
    (V) Fishes & amphibians

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Which among the following was the biggest land dinosaur?
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The fossil reptile having mammalian characteristic feature was:
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Photosynthetic bacteria evolved on earth about ....... million years ago
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Jurassic period of the Mesozoic era is characterized by
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Age of fossils in the past was generally determined by radio-carbon method and other methods involving radioactive elements found in the rocks. More precise methods, which were used recently and led to the revision of the evolutionary period for different groups of organisms, include
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The correct order of evolution of the horse is:
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Trilobites were evolved during which of the following period
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Trilobites were evolved during which of the following periods?
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It is said that birds have evolved from:
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During which geological period of evolution did the greatest diversification of life occur on the earth?
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The dinosaurs were maximum during the period of
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Golden ages of reptiles and fishes are respectively
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Which is the largest known fossil of a reptile?