Archaeopteryx is regarded as an important fossil because it shows features of both reptiles and birds. What is its evolutionary significance called?

1. Archaeopteryx had feathered wings like a bird and a long tail, clawed digits and teeth like a reptile. 2. Sharing features of two groups makes it a connecting link between reptiles and birds. 3. A living fossil is a present-day organism resembling its ancient ancestors, not a transitional form, which rules out option A. 4. So Archaeopteryx is a connecting link, option B. _Source: Samacheer Kalvi (TN SCERT) Class 10 Science, Unit 19 Origin and Evolution of Life "Evidences from Palaeontology", p.283_