The fossil is one of the earliest known dinosaurs that also qualifies as a bird.
The Chicago Field Museum unveiled the Archaeopteryx fossil saying it's the earliest bird known to science that proves Darwin's theory of evolution.It's called the Archaeopteryx. It once had feathers, hollow bones, clawed wings, fifty tiny teeth and a long bony tail. It's one of the earliest known dinosaurs that also qualifies as a bird.
The Chicago Archaeopteryx is only the 13th fossil of its kind known to be in existence. It was unveiled Monday to the media. Scientists at the museum it's the earliest bird known to science that proves Charles Darwin's theory of evolution."I am just blown away by how amazing this fossil is and how much it has to teach us. Really, I never would have imagined in my wildest dreams it would have been so spectacular," said Jingmai O'Connor, paleontologist.
"The bird fossil has hollow bones, so if you touch something there is nothing solid underneath," explained Chief Preparator Akiko Chinya. "If you put too much pressure then the bone collapses, so we had to be extra careful with that."
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