Archaeopteryx lithographica
Archaeopteryx is a fossil of a bird which existed durring the Jurassic Period. It is approximately 150 million years old. It is considered to be the missing link of Dinosaurs and Modern Birds.
The full name of the Archaeopteryx is Archaeopteryx lithographica ("ancient wing from the printing stone"). Named after the limestone in which it was discovered (www.talkorigins.org). Limestone was once used for printing because it was very smooth.
Eight fossils have been found …
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…be plausable due to the presence of the opposible thumb in the Archaeopteryx. Although if it could climb, it would also have been able to run wich also gives credit to the cursorial theory.
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