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The brain of ''Archaeopteryx'' was essentially that of a flying bird, with a large cerebellum and visual cortex.<ref name="cw94">Wieland, 1994</ref>

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~~Creationists argue~~ that ~~the fact that it had~~ teeth is irrelevant to its alleged transitional status, as a number of extinct birds had teeth, while many reptiles do not.<ref name="cw94" />

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Critics point out that its teeth are irrelevant to its alleged transitional status, as a number of extinct birds had teeth, while many reptiles do not.<ref name="cw94" />

Furthermore, like other birds, both its maxilla (upper jaw) and mandible (lower jaw) moved.

In most vertebrates, including many reptiles, only the mandible moves.<ref name="cw94" />

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