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HARUN YAHYA

of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, doesn’t
think this animal ran or flapped well enough to take off. Its leg feathers
would’ve tripped it up like a hurdler in a ball gown.
Instead, the ample feathers could have formed an airfoil or parachute similar to
those of flying squirrels and other tree-dwelling gliders, the scientists say. 135
Other scientists also object to the thesis that this creature began to
fly while gliding from tree to tree: They do not regard it as reasonable
for these creatures to waste energy by beating their wings when there
was an easier alternative. Other researchers also maintain that
Microraptor gui’s feet feathers were unsuited to flight, even by gliding.
In short, the dino-bird theory is a dogma kept alive by means of
propaganda and preconception. As we have seen in the example of
Microraptor gui, speculation along those
lines has eventually been disproved and
condemned to abandonment.

A drawing and fossil of Microraptor gui