as a kid back in the late 1950s,
my copy was printed a bit later in 1998! but back to Archaeopteryx (meaning ancient wing), it lived 147 million years ago during the late Jurassic Period, it had a bird-like feathered tail and wings along with a reptilian long bony tail, teeth and three claw-like fingers, the discovery of this fossil in 1861 was a breakthrough, giving the first snapshot of evolution in action between two major groups, it later became a key piece of evidence in demonstrating that birds are the descendants of dinosaurs, what fun days I used to spend at the museum.
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