Definitions
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- noun most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having bird-like jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbs
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In the fossil record, we see bird fossils, such as archaeopteryx, protoavis, and several similar finds in China, that authenticate the biblical statement.
The Source John Clayton Nils Jansma 2001
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In the fossil record, we see bird fossils, such as archaeopteryx, protoavis, and several similar finds in China, that authenticate the biblical statement.
The Source John Clayton Nils Jansma 2001
chained_bear commented on the word protoavis
"There is some dispute about whether this animal was a bird (which would make it the earliest-known bird) or a theropod dinosaur." (enchantedlearning.com)
August 31, 2008