on DATA ANALYSIS Use the data in Figure 2 to complete the table. Theropods Archaeopteryx Characteristics Teeth Vertebrae extend into tail AP Biology Four digits Claws on wings Hollow bones Hollow and tufted feathers Three digits Fused furcula (wishbone) Longer arm bones Feathered (boneless) tail Toothless beak Modern- Day Birds Evidence from Phylogenetic Tree Seen in all theropods but not birds Seen in all theropods but not birds First seen in Eoraptor around 230 mya Seen in Archaeopteryx 150 mya

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