Labels:bulletin board | earth | gazette | microwave | newspaper | rock | rotogravure | sky | windowpane OCR: ORIGINS The earliest fossil birdis named archaeopteryx, meaning "ancient wing About the size ofa crow, archaeopteryx's fossilized bones were discovered ir Germany in 1861 in sediment from the Jurassic period Some scientists believe archaeopteryx was terrestrial and pasn its wings to catch insects as it ran. Perhaps the winge were only lat.er used for flight. Archaeopteryx had many reptilian features, including toothed jaws:a long spiny tail with vertebrae; and claws at the ends of its finger bones Birdlike features of archaeopteryx included feathere, wings and wishbone formed by the fusion of the two collar bones or clavicles) feature still unique to birds. The Small size of its (where wing muscles attach) indicates that ts flying abilities were limited In fact, archaeopteryx may have had ...
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