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Flying Dinosaurs: A Review by a Triceratops Fan

10,000 Birds

The book begins with the discovery of Archaeopteryx in Germany in 1861. And then, in 1996, a farmer/fossil-hunter named Li Yinfang found a unique fossil in his home province of Liaoning–a beautifully preserved turkey-sized creature that clearly had feathers. No collarbones! No feathers! Cope and O.C.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

10,000 Birds

The migrants face many perils, hunters, predators, adverse weather conditions and lack of refueling opportunities due to habitat loss. Germain’s Swiftlet – Aerodramus germani. The beats have been out to line their route and cheer them along, wishing them bon voyage and a safe return next spring. Jeriau Waterfall.

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