----------------------------Original message---------------------------- 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: >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > 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. > > J. B. Post > >