Maria, a paleontologist, writes, “Archaeopteryx, to me, represents a beautiful example of a transition fossil and of evolution in general, showing characters that both dinosaurs and birds share.”
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Originally published July 18, 2010. Copyright 2010 Carl Zimmer.