LSC 294 — Dinosaurs
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Lab 12
The Origin of Birds

Labeled skeleton of a Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

Pigeon Skeleton Labeled

Feather Structure and Feather Types

Feathers Labeled

Compare the Skeleton of Archaeopteryx with the skeletons of an Alligator, Tyrannosaurus, and a bird

Archaeopteryx

Diversity of Feathered Theropod Dinosaurs

Feathered dinos
Above: various feathered theropod dinosaurs, depicted at approximately the same scale

Below: two models of Archaeopteryx lithographica
Archaeopteryx Models
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