Page 111 - The Transitional Form Dilemma

HARUN YAHYA

known feathers . . . are already modern in form and micro-
scopic detail.” 73
For example, Archaeopteryx is the oldest known bird.
Despite having a unique structure different from that of
present-day birds, it still has feathers totally resem-
bling those on present-day birds. 74
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5
THESE IMAGINARY
FORMS WITH HALF-
BIRD
SCALE, HALF-FEATHER
FEATH-
FEATURES DO NOT EXIST.
ERS (picture
(pictures 2-4)
5) OF
WHICH
THERE ARE
3 MANY EXAMPLES
IN THE FOSSIL
RECORD

Analysis of Archaeopteryx’s feathers,
perfectly preserved from 150 million years ago, concluded that
their every detail was exactly the same as present-day bird feath-
ers. 75 As far back as 1910, the famous ornithologist and writer on
natural history W. P. Pycraft stated that an Archaeopteryx feather was in
no respect different to the most developed known present-day
feather. 76
The rich fossils obtained since then have done nothing to alter his
judgment. Besides, we have a lot more information about the skin of
the dinosaurs. According to the conclusion reached from an analyses of
them, “The skin of a wide variety of dinosaurs is now known and is un-
likely to represent a predecessor to a feather-bearing integument.” 77

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