Multiple Choice
The discovery of Tiktaalik roseae was significant for which of the following reasons?
A) It provided evidence that terrestrial vertebrates are descended from fish.
B) It provided evidence that birds and dinosaurs are closely related.
C) It was the first fossil to be found with soft parts preserved.
D) It provided evidence that the continents were once linked together.
E) It was the first fossil from which DNA and other macromolecules were successfully extracted.
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