dr. digger, a paleontologist, finds a fossil that he describes in his journal.\nthe creature was…

dr. digger, a paleontologist, finds a fossil that he describes in his journal.\nthe creature was approximately 1 meter long, with its backbone fused into a large shell covering the body cavity. it had a beaklike mouth, without teeth, and all four limbs were in the form of flippers.\nbased on anatomical similarities, to which modern animal is dr. diggers creature most closely related?\no zebra\no bony fish\no sea turtle\no snake

dr. digger, a paleontologist, finds a fossil that he describes in his journal.\nthe creature was approximately 1 meter long, with its backbone fused into a large shell covering the body cavity. it had a beaklike mouth, without teeth, and all four limbs were in the form of flippers.\nbased on anatomical similarities, to which modern animal is dr. diggers creature most closely related?\no zebra\no bony fish\no sea turtle\no snake

Answer

Brief Explanations:

The fossil has a backbone - fused shell, beak - like mouth without teeth and flipper - like limbs. Sea turtles have a shell, no teeth and flippers. Zebras are land - mammals, bony fish don't have shells and flippers like this, and snakes don't have shells or flippers.

Answer:

sea turtle