Question

Scientists have found one new fossil that is similar to Archaeopteryx. It is only the second fossil of its kind. It shows an animal that had a long-feathered tail and small teeth, like non-avian dinosaurs. But the animal also had flight feathers and wings, like modern birds. The fossil also shows a fused clavicle bone, which confirms the relationship between birds and dinosaurs because they are the only two groups with this characteristic.

What is true about this scenario?

Answer 1

Scientists have found a new fossil that is similar to Archaeopteryx, which had both non-avian dinosaur and modern bird characteristics. This fossil confirms the close relationship between birds and dinosaurs because of their shared characteristic of a fused clavicle bone.