Berlin Specimen of Archaeopteryx (IMAGE)

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Berlin Specimen of Archaeopteryx

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Paleontologists have long thought that Archaeopteryx fossils, including this one discovered in Germany, placed the dinosaur at the base of the bird evolutionary tree.

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Humboldt Museum für Naturkunde Berlin

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