Archaeopteryx
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Is Archaeopteryx a transitional form?
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Archaeopteryx is one transitional form between dinosaurs and birds
- It can be seen that Archae possesses many more characters which are present in dinosaurs and not in birds, than it does characters which are present in birds but not in dinosaurs. This is why Archae is a true transitional species, because it shares some characters which are diagnostic of one group whilst still retaining characters diagnostic of its ancestral group. Anyone who claims that Archae is 100% bird is wrong. Anyone who claims that Archae's skeleton is even predominantly bird- like is wrong...
- Archaeopteryx is a bird because it had feathers. However, it retained many dinosaurian characters which are not found in modern birds, whilst having certain characters found in birds but not in dinosaurs. By virtue of this fact Archaeopteryx represents an example of a group in transition - a representative which, although on the sidelines in the dinosaur to bird transition, an echo of the actual event, still allows a brief glimpse into the possible mechanism which brought about the evolution of the birds and by its very existence shows that such a transition is possible.
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All About Archaeopteryx from Talk.Origins Chris Nedin |
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Archaeopteryx is not a transitional form between dinosaurs and birds
Archaeopteryx is a bird, not half-bird and half-reptile, and therefore not a transitional form [p 44].
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Case for a Creator from Lee Strobel |
