File:Archaeopteryx (Chicken Wing).jpg

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Summary

Archaeopteryx lithographica, fragmentary fossil. As these fossil bones represent one wing of Archaeopteryx, this specimen is known as "chicken wing". Imprints of the feathers are faintly visible below the fingers, which have claws. This image was taken at the Munich Mineral Show 2009. (It shows the original fossil - not a cast.)

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current14:35, 14 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 14:35, 14 January 20171,200 × 900 (394 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)Archaeopteryx lithographica, fragmentary fossil. As these fossil bones represent one wing of Archaeopteryx, this specimen is known as "chicken wing". Imprints of the feathers are faintly visible below the fingers, which have claws. This image was taken at the <i>Munich Mineral Show</i> 2009. (It shows the original fossil - not a cast.)
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