What is a Archaeopteryx?
Archaeopteryx is the earliest recognized bird that appears in the fossil record. It lived about 150 million years ago. Archaeopteryx possesses both reptilian and birdlike features, providing compelling evidence that birds originally evolved from dinosaurs. It had a head, teeth and claws like a reptile, but a larger brain, feathers and an opposable big toe like birds. Only eight specimens are known, with the first specimen discovered in 1861, two years after Charles Darwin published his Origin of Species. The discovery provided additional evidence that all life forms on Earth ultimately share a common lineage. Archaeopteryx lived at the same time as a number of feathered dinosaurs, but it was the first to seriously depart from the dinosaur line in terms of anatomy. It is still not agreed upon whether or not Archaeopteryx had the ability to fly, but it almost certainly did glide. Its brain size is sufficient to support the coordination of flight, but its lack of a strong breastbone throw
Its a bird about twelve inches long or about the size of a pigeon.” Lie #95. If Hovind is here stating that the archaeopteryx is a bird, where does he get off whining that the feathered impressions in the rocks are fraudulent? The truth of the matter is that archaeopteryx is hard to place precisely because it has characteristics of both a bird and a reptile. Hovind: “Evolutionists say: We can prove that dinosaurs turned to birds because of the archaeopteryx. Well, whats the proof? Dont you see, he has claws on his wings right there by his elbows.” Lie #96. By his elbows? Hovind is so pathetically ignorant that he believes that, because the claws are halfway along the wing, they must be coming from the elbow! Hovind: “It is true that most birds do not have claws, but some do. An ostrich has claws; the hoatzin has claws; and the South American archaeopteryx has claws.” Lie #97. The south American archaeopteryx? This from the guy who just got through saying there are only six specimens an
