The first bird in the world is the Archaeopteryx lithographica. The archaeopteryx is considered by many to be the link between dinosaurs and birds. It had teeth and claws, but it also had feathers and wings. There are many questions about this animal that still have not been answered. Archeologists are still arguing whether it could actually fly or merely glide, or like the hoatzin of today, a poor flyer. Some think it used its wings to help it jump higher rather than actually fly.
The archaeopteryx looked very similar to some modern birds, and several of the specimens clearly show what appear to be true feathers. Upon closer examination, however, scientists have found some striking differences between Archaeopteryx and modern birds. Archaeopteryx had a long, stiff, bony tail, unlike modern birds. Each wing had two separate fingers on the leading wing edges that were equipped with sharp, curved claws. The biggest differences, however, are in the skull. It didn't have a beak, but rather a true set of jaws that were equipped with many small, sharp teeth. Prior to the archeopteryx, fossils of flying reptiles showed that they flew from stretched skin membranes rather than feathers.
2007-02-20 17:44:06
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answered by aken 4
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A white Dove Noah Sent out to the earth after the flood to find land. No other breed of birds are ever mentioned in the Bible.
2007-02-21 00:31:38
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answered by reasonable-sale-lots 6
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dinosaurs are where birds came from.. Birds are in ways reptiels. What came first egg of chicken.. Egg
2007-02-21 07:51:20
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answered by MotherBird 2
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THe DODOH bird.
2007-02-21 05:34:57
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answered by Ramani 2
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I think it would be the dove, with forty days and forty night floods, Noah sent out a dove to find land
2007-02-21 05:37:57
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answered by Anonymous
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hmmm that is a good question. Not to sound to smart alec but i would asume that's a question only God could answer.
2007-02-21 10:48:17
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answered by ? 2
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apteryx ("a wingless bird with hairy feathers")
2007-02-21 00:22:30
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answered by roscoedeadbeat 7
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i thinka doto bird them dumb birds that couldn't defend themselves
2007-02-21 00:16:37
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answered by sweet_sammie_1 1
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