III. Usefulness of Fossils cont. C. Evolution
{"Image DocumentName": "III. Usefulness of Fossils cont. C. Evolution", "Image ImageDescription": "Note \u2013 if a student asks about creationism during this segment, say that that is a subject for the teacher to discuss and that you instead will finish talking about the uses of fossils, one of which is evidential support for evolution. Tell students to look at the picture of a fossilized Archaeopteryx, a type of ancient dinosaur (Handout #1, pictures to the right). Dinosaur characteristics (sharp teeth and a dinosaur-like head), bird like characteristics (wings). This is evidence that the few dinosaurs that survived the mass extinction evolved into birds, not reptiles. So birds are actually the closest ancestors of the dinosaurs, not reptiles! This is the Archeaopteryx (ARE-kee-OP-ter-rix), a transitional fossil between dinosaurs and birds. It has characteristics of dinosaurs like sharp teeth and a dinosaur-like head, but it contained many feathers which were modified scales (and still are on modern birds). Above is an artist\u2019s reconstruction drawing based on several fossil specimens.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}