Picture No | 10187935 |
Date | late 19th century |
Description | ARCHEOPTERYX/RECONSTRUC. |
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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 & the role of transitional fossils
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Source | Engraving by S Davis from a reconstruction drawing from fossil evidence by R W Shufeldt |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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