Archaeopteryx
by Russ McGlenn
Supposedly a transitional fossil from dinosaur to bird. New
evidence by Sir Fred Hoyle, a British evolutionist, shows that
this was a hoax fabricated in the mid-1800's. As an evolutionist,
Sir Hoyle received permission to look at the real fossil which no
one had examined for some 70 years. All research on it had been
done via photos and reproductions like this.
He found inconsistencies in the original compared to the reproductions and
photographs.
Note that there is no “furcula” between the wing joints in
this reproduction of the original fossil (on the right). The furcula (wish bone)
helps act as a spring to aid in flight. All birds have this unique
furcula. Drawings of the original fossil (such as that on the left) have
the furcula added.
Evidence indicates that someone took a genuine dinosaur
fossil, Compsognathus, and cut out the material (matrix) in the
“wing” area, mixed it with glue, put it back into the rock, and
then pressed feathers into it to make a pseudo - fossil. Hoyle
tested the matrix and found evidence that it had been tampered
with (cut out and re-glued) He wanted to do more tests, but the
British Museum officials got nervous and denied any more
examination of the real fossil.
The fossil is now in a vault in the British Museum and only
“believers” are allowed to see it. No skeptics are allowed to do
tests on it to determine it's authenticity. Fred Hoyle is now
branded as an “unbeliever.”
Archaeopteryx Specimen Compared (Adapted from a video by Ian Taylor)
| Specimen | Date | Feathers | Furcula |
| Meyers (1 Feather) | 1860 | Yes | No |
| London | 1861 | Yes | Yes |
| Berlin | 1877 | Yes | No |
| Maxberg | 1956 | No | ? |
| Harrlem | 1970 | No | No |
| Eichsted | 1973 | No | No |
| Solnhofen | 1988 | No | No |
Without the feathers this would be a coelurosaurian dinosaur,
Compsognathus.
Including that feather, there are six specimens of Archaeopteryx in
the world. All six came from that same German limestone area. In addition to the feather
and the first two, three others are quite faint and difficult to use. It is almost
impossible to tell what they are.
Scientists say it is a bird. It is significant that a special
scientific meeting was held in 1982, a year before the furor over the
Hoyle-Watkins declarations that Archaeopteryx was a hoax (which we will
discuss shortly). The international Archaeopteryx Conference was held in
Eichstatt, Germany, not far from the limestone deposits where all the
specimens were originally found. At this meeting, it was decided that
Archaeopteryx is a "bird" and not a reptile or half-bird / half-reptile.
It was also decided that Archaeopteryx was not necessarily the ancestor of
modern bird.
Therefore, the scientific community now officially declares Archaeopteryx
to be only a bird, not a transitional species.
See also
And see Ian Taylor's article, "The Ultimate Fraud: Archaeopteryx lithographica"
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