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New Scientist Breaking News - Oldest bird had dinosaur feet
Topic: Science 12:40 pm EST, Dec  2, 2005

A complete foot reveals that archaeopteryx had an extensible claw on its second toe, which is a hallmark of raptors, but is absent in all known birds. Its first toe, or "hallux", is also at the side of the foot and not reversed as it is in perching birds, which use it to grasp branches

And now, a missing link between birds and dinosaurs.

New Scientist Breaking News - Oldest bird had dinosaur feet



 
 
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