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forted themselves saying, "only a few intermediate
forms have been found so far, but in the future all
of them will be unearthed". The most important
fossil presented as an intermediate form was a
1 5 0 - m i l l i o n - y e a r-old extinct bird fossil called
Archaeopteryx. Evolutionists claimed that this bird
had reptilian traits. Despite the fact that their claims
have been refuted one by one and that it has been
proved that Archaeopteryx was not an intermediate
transitional form but a flying bird species, they desperately
embraced this last fossil they had.

"Fossil Discovery Threatens Theory of Birds' Evolution"
At last, a fossil discovered during recent weeks, definitely overthrew this
last hope of evolutionists. As quoted from the evolutionist sources, a fossil was
discovered which revealed that the ancient ancestor of birds was not a dinosaur
or any other living being but a bird.
News about this discovery first appeared in the world media on June 23,
2000, in New York Timeswith the headline "Fossil Discovery Threatens Theory
of Birds' Evolution" . This article was about a bird which was re c e n t l y
unearthed in the Middle East. Prominent scientific journals such as Science and
Nature and the world-renowned TV station BBC announced the recent devel-
opments as follows: "It has been discovered that the fossil, which is unearthed
in the Middle East and estimated to have lived 220 million years ago, is covered
with feathers, has a wishbone just like Archaeopteryx and modern birds do, and
there are hollow shafts in its feathers. THIS INVALIDATES THE CLAIMS
THAT ARCHAEOPTERYX IS THE ANCESTOR OF BIRDS , because the fossil
discovered is 75 million years older than Archaeopteryx. This means that A
REAL BIRD WITH ALL ITS CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES ALREADY
EXISTED 75 MILLION YEARS BEFORE THE CREATURE WHICH WAS
ALLEGED TO BE THE ANCESTOR OF BIRDS."

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