Is it a bird…? No, it’s not
The befeathered Jurassic beast, the Archaeopteryx, is as recognisable as the awe-inspiring T Rex and has so far been known to be the earliest bird to wing its way to earth. But now it’s been revealed that the creature is not a bird at all but a plain old dinosaur adorned with a few feathers. […]
The befeathered Jurassic beast, the Archaeopteryx, is as recognisable as the awe-inspiring T Rex and has so far been known to be the earliest bird to wing its way to earth. But now it’s been revealed that the creature is not a bird at all but a plain old dinosaur adorned with a few feathers. The discovery was made by Chinese scientist who studied a fossil of a specimen that shares many anatomical characteristics with the Archaeopteryx, and the fact that the animal possesses teeth and a tails according to dinosaur standards indicates that the Archaeopteryx does indeed belong in dinosaur territory.
