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01-05-2017 2:02 PM
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01-05-2017 11:32 AM


Re: From a leg to a wing
As mentioned earlier, Archaeopteryx is probably the most well-known transitional or intermediate fossil. According to Wikipedia 11 specimens have been found, plus a single feather that may be from Archaeopteryx lithographica. Specimens of Archaeopteryx has a very good discussion and some good photos.
I got to see one of the specimens last June at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center in Thermopolis.
The specimen is inside a glass pyramid and there is a holographic video the appears above it that slowly spins around as it changes from a skeleton into a fleshed out and feathered dinosaur that has front legs that are also wings. It was quite a thrill for me to see this fossil, something I never thought would happen. My wife walked up to me as I stood there and asked why I was crying......
These photos were taken with my phone so the quality is not great, plus the glass pyramid was quite scratched up. I wonder if they ever replace it?
The answer to the question, "where are all the transitional fossils?" is quite obviously, "In museum collections, by the tens of thousands."

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