Archaeopteryx.
One of the clearest transitional forms between dinosaurs and birds that has been discovered so far. Fossils have been found with beautifully preserved feathers, and it is essentially these alone that prevent it from being classified as a dinosaur.

#Jurassic  #archaeopteryx  #reconstruction  #fossil  
9 months ago on August 19, 2012 at 04:31am
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