Berlin specimen of Archaeopteryx
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.
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin