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Describe the Archaeopteryx fossils found here.

Describe the Archaeopteryx fossils found here.

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
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Describe the Archaeopteryx fossils found here.
Eatly Tetrapo ts antu Grypania ke Repties Rhynie Chert Archaeopteryx (150 Mya) Archaeopteryx represents a transitional organism between dinosaurs and birds, having features of both groups of animals. Fossil specimens were discovered in the late 19th century, shortly after the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, the evidence of such transitional fossils dramatically bolstered the theory of evolution. Recent discoveries in China show that many feathered dinosaurs and other transitional forms between dinosaurs and birds existed in the late Jurassic and Cretaceous ecosystems. Jol
Transcribed Image Text:Eatly Tetrapo ts antu Grypania ke Repties Rhynie Chert Archaeopteryx (150 Mya) Archaeopteryx represents a transitional organism between dinosaurs and birds, having features of both groups of animals. Fossil specimens were discovered in the late 19th century, shortly after the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, the evidence of such transitional fossils dramatically bolstered the theory of evolution. Recent discoveries in China show that many feathered dinosaurs and other transitional forms between dinosaurs and birds existed in the late Jurassic and Cretaceous ecosystems. Jol
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