ORIGIN OF BIRDS AND MAMMALS
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Author: Hamady
Date: Sep 20, 2008 05:25
... has claws on its wings, just like Archæopteryx. Another structure peculiar to birds called the "pygostyle", which supports the tail feathers, was also found in Confuciusornis. In short, this fossil-which is the same age as Archæopteryx, which ...: "...and now trifling particulars of structure often make me very uncomfortable. The sight of a feather in a peacock's tail, whenever I gaze at it, makes me sick!" 7 1 A. H. Brush, "On the Origin of ...
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