Scientists were finally given access to a remarkable Archaeopteryx fossil that’s allowed them to better understand exactly ...

Their wings are slightly pointed, and just ... to the bird’s body. They help with lift and soaring. Tertials are those feathers closest to the body on the trailing edge The bases of all these ...

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