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'''Archaeoraptor''' was a forged [[fossil]], originally hailed as the missing link between [[dinosaurs]] and [[birds]]. It was created by a Chinese farmer who sought to make extra money by recovering and selling fossils. The farmer glued several fossils together, either out of the belief that they belonged together or a desire to make a more pleasing subject for display. The composite fossil was purchased by a US museum and eventually made their way to [[National Geographic]]. There, it was discovered to be a fake, but miscommunication and editorial oversight allowed National Geographic to proceed with an article anyway. While National Geographic published an article on archaeoraptor, several peer-reviewed journals declined. Eventually, the forged nature of the fossil was made public, and National Geographic retracted their claims.<ref>Simons, Louis M. "Archaeoraptor Fossil Trail." ''National Geographic,'' October 2000, http://csip.cornell.edu/Curriculum_Resources/CEIRP/NGArtHlt.html Accessed April 18, 2007. | '''Archaeoraptor''' was a forged [[fossil]], originally hailed as the missing link between [[dinosaurs]] and [[birds]]. It was created by a Chinese farmer who sought to make extra money by recovering and selling fossils. The farmer glued several fossils together, either out of the belief that they belonged together or a desire to make a more pleasing subject for display. The composite fossil was purchased by a US museum and eventually made their way to [[National Geographic]]. There, it was discovered to be a fake, but miscommunication and editorial oversight allowed National Geographic to proceed with an article anyway. While National Geographic published an article on archaeoraptor, several peer-reviewed journals declined. Eventually, the forged nature of the fossil was made public, and National Geographic retracted their claims.<ref>Simons, Louis M. "Archaeoraptor Fossil Trail." ''National Geographic,'' October 2000, http://csip.cornell.edu/Curriculum_Resources/CEIRP/NGArtHlt.html Accessed April 18, 2007. | ||
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Revision as of 19:43, May 12, 2007
Archaeoraptor was a forged fossil, originally hailed as the missing link between dinosaurs and birds. It was created by a Chinese farmer who sought to make extra money by recovering and selling fossils. The farmer glued several fossils together, either out of the belief that they belonged together or a desire to make a more pleasing subject for display. The composite fossil was purchased by a US museum and eventually made their way to National Geographic. There, it was discovered to be a fake, but miscommunication and editorial oversight allowed National Geographic to proceed with an article anyway. While National Geographic published an article on archaeoraptor, several peer-reviewed journals declined. Eventually, the forged nature of the fossil was made public, and National Geographic retracted their claims.[1] It was actually the tail of the feathered dinosaur Microraptor mixed with the body of a primitive bird.
References
- ↑ Simons, Louis M. "Archaeoraptor Fossil Trail." National Geographic, October 2000, http://csip.cornell.edu/Curriculum_Resources/CEIRP/NGArtHlt.html Accessed April 18, 2007.
