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HARUN YAHYA
A drawing and fossil
of the bird
Jeholornis
Professor Alan Feduccia, an ornithologist who has for years op-
posed the theory that birds evolved from dinosaurs and has revealed
the errors in that thesis, offers the following analysis, despite being an
evolutionist himself:
If one views a chicken skeleton and a dinosaur skeleton through binoculars they
appear similar, but close and detailed examination reveals many difference.
Theropod dinosaurs, for example, had curved, serrated teeth, but the earliest
birds had straight, unserrated peg-like teeth. They also had a different method
of tooth implantation and replacement. 133
In addition, mosaic creatures are known to contain features of differ-
ent groups. Even prominent evolutionist authorities such as Stephen
Jay Gould accept that these are not evidence for the theory of evolu-
tion. 134
The Australian platypus, for instance, has mammalian, reptilian
and avian features at the same time. Yet evolutionists are unable to offer
A platypus
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