bill@utastro.UUCP (William H. Jefferys) (04/30/86)
From *Science*, Vol. 232, p. 622 (2 May, 1986):
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*Archaeopteryx* Is Not a Forgery
Alan J. Charig, Frank Greenway, Angela C. Milner, Cyril A. Walker,
Peter J. Whybrow.
*Archaeopteryx lithographica* might be regarded as the most important
zoological species known, fossil or recent. Its importance lies not
in that its transitional nature is unique--there are many such transitional
forms at all taxonomic levels--but in the fact that it is an obvious and
comprehensible example of organic evolution. There have been recent
allegations that the feather impressions on *Archaeopteryx* are a forgery.
In this report, proof of authenticity is provided by exactly matching
hairline cracks and dendrites on the feathered areas of the opposing
slabs, which show the absence of the artificial cement layer into
which modern feathers could have been pressed by a forger."
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For further information, read the article.
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Glend. I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
Hot. Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you
do call for them? -- Henry IV Pt. I, III, i, 53
Bill Jefferys 8-%
Astronomy Dept, University of Texas, Austin TX 78712 (USnail)
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