Feathers of Archaeopteryx : Asymmetric Vanes Indicate Aerodynamic Function

9 March 1979

journal article
research article
Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 203 (4384) , 1021-1022
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.203.4384.1021

Abstract

Vanes in the primary flight feathers of Archaeopteryx conform to the asymmetric pattern in modern flying birds. The asymmetry has aerodynamic functions and can be assumed to have evolved in the selective context of flight.

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