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[[Image:archaeopteryx.png|thumbnail|right|0px|Bird, or dinosaur?]]

[[Image:archaeopteryx.png|thumbnail|right|0px|Bird, or dinosaur?]]

'''''Archaeopteryx''''' is known from 10 specimens, including several complete, articulated specimens. It is often presented as evidence of evolution because the bones have some characteristics reminiscent of [[reptile | reptiles]] including teeth and incomplete evolution of the wing structure, making it appear to be a transitional form between reptiles and birds.  

'''''Archaeopteryx''''' is an extinct [[bird]], known only from the [[fossil]] record. 

Ten specimens, including several complete, articulated specimens, have been found.

 

 

''Archaeopteryx'' is often presented as evidence of evolution because the bones have some characteristics reminiscent of [[reptile | reptiles]] including teeth and incomplete evolution of the wing structure{{fact}}, making it appear to be a [[transitional form]] between reptiles and birds.  

The criticism of the ''Archaeopteryx'' as a transitional form has been strengthened by the work of Creationist anatomist Dr. David Menton[http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/bios/d_menton.asp] suggesting that ''Archaeopteryx'' was a true bird with flight feathers, not a transitional form at all.

The criticism of the ''Archaeopteryx'' as a transitional form has been strengthened by the work of Creationist anatomist Dr. David Menton[http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/bios/d_menton.asp] suggesting that ''Archaeopteryx'' was a true bird with flight feathers, not a transitional form at all.