MAIL ONLINE: Dinosaur fossil with feathers and clawed FINGERS may be a whole new species of the 'first bird' Archaeopteryx

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    A new species of the famous archaeopteryx has been discovered by scientists, confirming its status as the link between dinosaurs and birds.

    The find confirms the creature - which had avian feathers but teeth and clawed fingers like a reptile - was the world's first avian.

    Recent studies of archaeopteryx bones had suggested the creature was not a bird at all, but rather a feathered reptile that hunted on the ground.

    But a new analysis of the youngest known archaeopteryx fossil shows it had the capacity to fly, as well as other bird-like traits, such as thin, air-filled bones.

    Period26 Oct 2018

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    • TitleDinosaur fossil with feathers and clawed FINGERS may be a whole new species of the 'first bird' Archaeopteryx
      Media name/outletMail Online
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date26/10/18
      DescriptionA new species of the famous archaeopteryx has been discovered by scientists, confirming its status as the link between dinosaurs and birds.

      The find confirms the creature - which had avian feathers but teeth and clawed fingers like a reptile - was the world's first avian.

      Recent studies of archaeopteryx bones had suggested the creature was not a bird at all, but rather a feathered reptile that hunted on the ground.

      But a new analysis of the youngest known archaeopteryx fossil shows it had the capacity to fly, as well as other bird-like traits, such as thin, air-filled bones.
      URLhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6317169/Newly-species-bird-Archaeopteryx-discovered.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490
      PersonsJohn Nudds

    Keywords

    • evolution
    • dinosaurs
    • Archaeopteryx