Question

Select the statement that best demonstrates the evolutionary relationship between the Eunotosaurus africanus and modern turtles.

The body style and size of the Eunotosaurus africanus and modern turtles shows an evolutionary relationship between the two.

There is no evolutionary relationship between the Eunotosaurus africanus and modern turtles.

There was a gradual change of large, elongated ribs in the Eunotosaurus africanus into a hard shell of modern turtles.

The presence of teeth in the Eunotosaurus africanus shows evolutionary relationship.

Answer 1

"There was a gradual change of large, elongated ribs in the Eunotosaurus africanus into a hard shell of modern turtles."

Justification: Eunotosaurus has broadened, overlapping ribs and other skeletal features interpreted as an intermediate stage in the evolution of the turtle carapace, supporting a transitional relationship to modern turtles.