ARCHEOPTERYX/RECONSTRUC
In 1861, the discovery of the first intact specimen of this earliest and most prmitive known bird set off a firestorm of debate re. evolution and the role of transitional fossils
Picture No
10187935
Media ID
47391150
Size
4019px x 6388px
(3.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving bys Davis from a reconstruction drawing from fossil evidence by R W Shufeldt
Date
late 19th century
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