{"product_id":"taking-wing-archaeopteryx-and-the-evolution-of-bird-flight","title":"Taking Wing: Archaeopteryx and the Evolution of Bird Flight","description":"In 1861, just a few years after the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, a scientist named Hermann von Meyer made an amazing discovery. Hidden in the Bavarian region of Germany was a fossil skeleton so exquisitely preserved that its wings and feathers were as obvious as its reptilian jaws and tail. This transitional creature offered tangible proof of Darwin's theory of evolution.\nHailed as the First Bird, Archaeopteryx has remained the subject of heated debates for the last 140 years. Are birds actually living dinosaurs? Where does the fossil record really lead? Did flight originate from the \"ground up\" or \"trees down\"? Pat Shipman traces the age-old human desire to soar above the earth and to understand what has come before us. Taking Wing is science as adventure story, told with all the drama by which scientific understanding unfolds.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0684849658\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0684849658.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Shipman, Pat\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41376875249722,"sku":"DBV.0684849658.A","price":6.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0684849658-0.jpg?v=1776967017","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/taking-wing-archaeopteryx-and-the-evolution-of-bird-flight","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}