The Fossil Bird Archaeopteryx

question 33

Multiple Choice

The fossil bird Archaeopteryx

• A)suggests that birds and dinosaurs were designed to fit into different kinds of habitats and then placed there.
• B)had feathers, but not wings.
• C)is not a remnant of a living organism, but just an unusual rock formation.
• D)has characteristics that support the hypothesis that birds evolved from dinosaur ancestors.

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