Fossil bird Archaeopteryx possessed long tail, teeth in jaws, long neck with cervical vertebrae, all are reptilian characters. Like birds, it had wings and beak. It was warmblooded. Hence, Archaeopteryx is a connecting link between reptiles and birds.
By itself, the Archaeopteryx, an extinct link between dinosaurs and modern birds, probably does not "prove" evolution. Persons who believe literally in biblical creation could still say that God created this strange creature, but that for some reason Noah failed to take it onto the Ark, and it became extinct. To say that, they have to also claim that the Archaeopteryx lived only a few thousand years ago, thus meaning that scientific methods were wrong when they proved Archaeopteryx fossils to be millions of years old, although those same scientific methods are reliable when they are used for all other purposes.
The commonly held view among vertebrate paleontologists is that while Archaeopteryx was a true bird and certainly evolved from dinosaurs, it was probably not the ancestor of modern birds.
Fossil evidence now available shows that some dinosaurs did not have reptilian scales but instead had feathers for warmth and to help them turn their huge bodies in pursuit of nimble prey, readily leading to the use of feathers for flighted descendants like Archeopteryx. It had teeth and a long bony tail, features it inherited from its dinosaur ancestors but lacking in modern birds. Several of the specimens were initially misidentified as dinosaurs, so closely does archeopteryx resemble the dinosaurs from which it evolved. The fossils (there are 11 so far) almost beg the question, "if evolution is false, why are there specimens so highly evocative of the process?"
Archaeopteryx isn't a "missing link". It may be said that it is missing link between birds and reptiles because it has characteristics of both group (feathers from the bird family and teeth/claws from the reptile family) but in truth it just simply is a bird with teeth and claws. That's all there is to the fossil.
The missing link between dinosaurs and birds is a dino-bird which palaeontologists call an Archaeopteryx (pronounced ark-ee-OP-ter-icks).
The oldest bird fossil Archaeopteryx is a transitional form between reptiles and birds and is cited as evidence Describe three additional pieces of evidence for this claim?
Penguins are birds, not reptiles.
Birds are nor mamals or reptiles. They are it's own category,
mammals,birds,reptiles and amphibians.Any animal with its skeleton inside it.
a herpetologist is a zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians and ornithologist is a zoologist who studies birds.
The connecting link between birds(Class Aves) and Mammals(Class Mammalia) is Archeopteryx
First Birds
Archeopteryx belongs to the group Aves, which are a subgroup of Theropoda. They were closely related to the link between dinosaurs and birds.
There are certain birds that eat reptiles.
No. Birds and reptiles are separate from amphibians.
Birds are the only animals with feathers unless you count the dinosaur-birds like archeopteryx. Look for their beaks, scaly legs, feathers and small eyes.
The oldest bird fossil Archaeopteryx is a transitional form between reptiles and birds and is cited as evidence Describe three additional pieces of evidence for this claim?
Reptiles are cold-blooded and birds are warm-blooded.
birds have feathers lizards have scales birds are warm blooded lizards are cold blooded birds can fly lizards cant
Yes they are. Birds first originated in the Jurassic period around 150 million years ago, in the form of archeopteryx. Archeopteryx was regarded as the first link from Dinosaurs to Birds, however it was still not regarded as a 'true' bird but a dinosaur that would feature characteristics that would be found in their descendents the birds. Features found in Archeopteryx include feathers (Was actually common among its relatives the raptors) long enough that it could glide. These gliding wings would eventually developed into flying wings in the later future.
birds - warm blooded have wings and have hollow bones reptiles - cold blooded or endothermic and reptiles have soild, dense bones birds- has a normal hard shelled egg reptiles- has a special type of egg
Birds are more like dinosaurs to the extent that many scientists say that they are dinosaurs.