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The 150-million-year-old Archaeopteryx fossil has birdlike features such as feathered wings, but it also has characteristics that we associate with living reptiles. What are considered reptilian characteristics of Archaeopteryx?

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The 150-million-year-old Archaeopteryx fossil has birdlike features such as feathered wings, but it also has characteristics that we associate with living reptiles. What are considered reptilian characteristics of Archaeopteryx?

Archaeopteryx has long, bony tail

Archaeopteryx has claws on the ends of each digit in the hands

Archaeopteryx has teeth in the jaws

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