The first terrestrial vertebrates evolved from

A.

pisces

B.

reptilia

C.

amphibia

D.

mammalian

Correct answer is A

The earliest vertebrates resembled hagfish and lived more than 500 million years ago. As other classes of fish appeared, they evolved traits such as a complete vertebral column, jaws, and a bony endoskeleton. Amphibians were the first tetrapod vertebrates as well as the first vertebrates to live on land.