Question

The preserved fossil remains of Archeopteryx shows that
A. It was a flying reptile in the triassic period.
B. Reptiles gave rise to birds during the Jurassic period.
C. It was a flying reptile from the Permian period.
D. Reptiles gave rise to birds during the Permian period.

Answer 1

Hint: Archaeopteryx are early birds that is a connecting link between the feathered dinosaurs and modern birds. Archaeopteryx lived in the late Jurassic period. Archaeopteryx is a transition between the dinosaurs and modern birds.

Complete answer:
 In this question we have been asked about the Archeopteryx. As we know, Archaeopteryx are flying reptiles. They are reptiles but they have features of birds. So, we can say Archaeopteryx are transitions between birds and reptiles. Archaeopteryx was found in the late Jurassic period. So, they were reptiles who are changing into birds in the late Jurassic period.
Our first option is it was a flying reptile in the Triassic period. They are flying reptiles but they lived in the late Jurassic period, not Triassic. So, this option is wrong. Next option is Reptiles gave rise to birds during the Jurassic period. Yes, they gave birth to birds but not in the Jurassic period as they themselves lived in the late Jurassic period. The 3rd option was flying reptiles from the Permian period. As we know they lived in the late Jurassic period. Option D is Reptiles gave rise to birds during the Permian period. This option is correct because they gave birth to birds as they transitioned between birds and reptiles in the Permian period which was the last period of the Mesozoic era.
So, the correct option is D. Reptiles gave rise to birds during the Permian period.

Note:
The paleontological evidence says archaeopteryx feathers were light-colored and the tips were black. Archaeopteryx lost their teeth as they got older and sprouted a small beak, which proves that those reptiles have bird- like features.