Question

this picture shows a fossil of an ancient animal called hypertragulus. hypertragulus was a small mammal that ate mostly fruit.
which traits did hypertragulus have? select the traits you can observe on the fossil.
four legs yellow-and-brown fur covering its body small, thin feet
small ears a long tail

Explanation:

To determine the correct traits, we analyze the fossil (skeleton) of Hypertragulus:

• "four legs": Visible in the skeletal structure.
• "yellow - and - brown fur covering its body": Fur is soft tissue and not preserved in a fossil (skeleton), so this is incorrect.
• "small, thin feet": Visible from the skeletal feet structure.
• "small ears": Ears are soft tissue and not part of the skeleton, so this is incorrect.
• "a long tail": The skeleton shows a long - looking tail structure.

So the observable traits from the fossil are four legs, small, thin feet, and a long tail.

Answer:

The correct traits (observable from the fossil) are:

• four legs
• small, thin feet
• a long tail