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Archaeopteryx Took Off with Series of Hops, Not One Big Leap: Study


Archaeopteryx -- the first ever bird to inhabit the Earth -- may have hopped its way into the air, rather than launching with the single powerful leap modern birds use, according to a new biomechanical study published in the journal Developmental Biology.

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