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thegeekgroup.org - Archaeopteryx: the first bird! Except when it isn't. We'll have to look at how cladistics works to understand why this little fluffy dinosaur is so hotly debated.
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4:25 youtube.com/watch?v=MeRfspn67j8
5:18 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Archaeopteryx_lithographica_(Cast_of_London_Specimen).jpg
5:23 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ArchaeopteryxTheUrvogelFeather.jpg
5:31 rstl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/153/33
6:20 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Archaeopteryx_lithographica_(Berlin_specimen).jpg
6:26 biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54181#page/1/mode/1up
10:17 nature.com/nature/journal/v497/n7447/full/nature12059.html
12;46 nature.com/nature/journal/v511/n7507/full/nature13467.html
12:33 researchgate.net/publication/235418713_Lift_devices_in_the_flight_of_Archaeopteryx
13:33 academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00245.x#81508719
13:33 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Archaeopteryx_lithographica_Thermopolis.jpg
14:44 academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00245.x#81508719
15:19 nature.com/articles/ncomms14576
c.f. youtube.com/watch?v=8gCKXPuyASA
17:07 nature.com/articles/ncomms1642
CORRECTION: TheDubstepAddict has pointed out that, as of 2016, the isolated feather is not thought to be from Archaeopteryx, so coloration is still up in the air.
https://hub.hku.hk/handle/10722/233288
19:25 science.sciencemag.org/content/335/6073/1215.full
21:45 flickr.com/photos/kkoshy/8566795379
22:12 cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(12)01194-3.pdf
31:25 science.sciencemag.org/content/345/6196/562.full
c.f theropoda.blogspot.com/2014/07/50-milioni-di-anni-di-miniaturizzazione.html
& blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/50-million-years-of-incredible-shrinking-theropod-dinosaurs
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thegeekgroup.org - Archaeopteryx: the first bird! Except when it isn't. We'll have to look at how cladistics works to understand why this little fluffy dinosaur is so hotly debated.
Like our videos? Consider supporting them through Patreon! patreon.com/thegeekgroup
Video Links:
4:25 youtube.com/watch?v=MeRfspn67j8
5:18 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Archaeopteryx_lithographica_(Cast_of_London_Specimen).jpg
5:23 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ArchaeopteryxTheUrvogelFeather.jpg
5:31 rstl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/153/33
6:20 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Archaeopteryx_lithographica_(Berlin_specimen).jpg
6:26 biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54181#page/1/mode/1up
10:17 nature.com/nature/journal/v497/n7447/full/nature12059.html
12;46 nature.com/nature/journal/v511/n7507/full/nature13467.html
12:33 researchgate.net/publication/235418713_Lift_devices_in_the_flight_of_Archaeopteryx
13:33 academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00245.x#81508719
13:33 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Archaeopteryx_lithographica_Thermopolis.jpg
14:44 academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00245.x#81508719
15:19 nature.com/articles/ncomms14576
c.f. youtube.com/watch?v=8gCKXPuyASA
17:07 nature.com/articles/ncomms1642
CORRECTION: TheDubstepAddict has pointed out that, as of 2016, the isolated feather is not thought to be from Archaeopteryx, so coloration is still up in the air.
https://hub.hku.hk/handle/10722/233288
19:25 science.sciencemag.org/content/335/6073/1215.full
21:45 flickr.com/photos/kkoshy/8566795379
22:12 cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(12)01194-3.pdf
31:25 science.sciencemag.org/content/345/6196/562.full
c.f theropoda.blogspot.com/2014/07/50-milioni-di-anni-di-miniaturizzazione.html
& blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/50-million-years-of-incredible-shrinking-theropod-dinosaurs
If you would like to send in a dinosaur for Steve to look at, please ship it to this address:
Steven Bellettini
c/o: The Geek Group
902 NW Leonard Street
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Subscribe for more dinos, explosions, science videos, and general geek related awesomeness.
Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, The Geek Group provides access to science, technology, engineering and math by developing programming and facilities for individuals and institutions to learn, explore, innovate and play at an independent pace according to their needs. The Geek Group has many thousands of members scattered across the globe, in every state in the US and one hundred and forty-two countries. Come help us build Awesome!
