Identifier: biblescience00brun (find matches)
Title: The Bible and science
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Brunton, Thomas Lauder, Sir, 1844-1916
Subjects: Religion and science -- 1860-1899 Evolution Natural history
Publisher: London, Macmillan & Co.
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Fig. 106 —Comi)sognathus longipes, a reptile resembling a bird in its long neck,small head, and partially-erect posture. The skeletons of existing birds differ considerably fromthat of reptiles, but in the skeletons of certain extinctlizards, the Dinosaurs, we find intermediate forms. On passing from the skeleton of the crocodile tothat of the dinosaur, and thence .to the skeleton of 208 CONNECTING LINKS-THE DINOSAUES. the bird, we find the haunch-bone becoming lonofer,
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the thigh-bone shorter, and the bones of the leg andfoot more and more fused together. CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS-GRALLATORES. 209 The compsognatliUS presents another intermediateform. The neck is long, the head small, and it musthave Avalked about on its hind legs like a bird. Wedo not know whether it had scales or feathers, andyet the nature of its skin would probably determinewhether it should be called a lizard or a bird.

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