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Unlocking the secrets of Darwin's "Dinobird"

Archaeopteryx1.jpgA keystone of evolutionary history, the Thermopolis Archaeopteryx fossil, visited SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in December 2008 to undergo a revolutionary type of analysis. Using intense X-ray beams, scientists searched for characteristics of the "dinobird" that have eluded all previous scientific analyses.

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