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A Dinosaur Fossil Deliberately Alleged to
Have Avian Characteristics: Microraptor
This dinosaur fossil was discovered in China
and estimated to be 120 million years old.
That it was small in size and possessed the
organic structure known as “dino-fuzz”, —
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which actually has nothing to do with bird
feathers—led to its being interpreted as the
ancestor of birds. However, as appeared in
the original report announced by the
Associated Press, there is no evidence that
this dinosaur flew.
In that same report, the Kansas University
paleontologist Larry Martin states that the dinosaur was not adapted
for flight. 5

A Dinosaur Fossil Suggested to Been
Feathered by Means of Illustrations:
Velociraptor
The 80-million-year-old Velociraptor is one
of those fossils suggested as a so-called
transitional form of birds evolving from
dinosaurs. Like the others, however, this is
a biased evolutionist interpretation, and the
feathers depicted in representations are
entirely imaginary. In truth, there is no
evidence that these creatures had feathers.

Another Flying Dinosaur Myth from
Evolutionists: Shenzhouraptor Sinensis
This 10-million-year-old fossil discovered
in the Yixian region of China, given the
name Shenzhouraptor sinensis, was
declared to be a transitional form between
dinosaurs and modern-day birds by the
paleontologist Ji Qiang. This fossil, report-
ed to the accompaniment of “Missing Link
Found!” headlines from evolutionists, actu-
ally conflicts with evolutionist claims
regarding the origin of birds and with the
so-called evidence they present.

1. Ann Gibbons, “New Feathered Fossil Brings 4. Jeff Hecht, “Micro-raptor,” New Scientist, 6
Dinosaurs and Birds Closer,” Science, Vol. 274, December 2000.
1996, pp. 720-721. 5. Jeff Donn, The Associated Press, 7
2. “Old Bird,” Discover, 21 March 1997. December 2000.
3. Ibid.