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In fact, Archaeopteryx was a bird.  It is the oldest known creature to have
feathers, which is the key character separating birds from all other
animals.  While it also had anatomical features lacking in modern birds, it
was a bird.
 
Mark Crotteau
Washington State University
Pullman, WA   <[log in to unmask]>
 
 
At 09:41 AM 9/12/97 EDT, you wrote:
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>   There have been some mentions in various publications that librarians are
>dinosaurs in the information age.  At least far as the map sort go, the image
>isn't quite correct.  Perhaps "archaeopteryx" is a better image; not yet
birds,
>but on the way.  Maybe never birds, but not land-bound.
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>                       J. B. Post
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