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The Secrets of Darwin's Dinobird
URL: http://www.slac.stanford.edu/Exploring_Archaeopteryx.aspx

Description:
This article describes 2008 X-ray imaging research at the Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC) Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) to investigate the Thermopolis Archaeopteryx, a "fossilized half-dinosaur/half-bird species" that was discovered a year after the publication of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," and which "provided the strongest evidence yet for the theory of evolution." Accompanied by a video, image gallery, and press release. From SLAC.

LII Topics: Animals, Dinosaurs, Evolution, Fossils, Science

Publisher:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

LII Database Information:
Record 27711 created by Jennifer English on 01/12/2009
Last modification on 04/13/2009
Published: 04/23/2009  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27711

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