Which one of the following is not a living fossil?

Options

A. King crab
B. Sphenodon
C. Archaeopteryx
D. Peripatus

Answer

C

Explanation

Archaeopteryx lithographica is not a hvmg fossil. It is a fossil bird that lived in Jurassis period about 180 million years ago. Its fossil displays the characters of both reptiles (e.g. long tail, bones non pneumatic, claw, presence of weak sternum, free caudal vertebra, etc) and birds ( e.g. present of feathers, modified jaws, ect).