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Re: Archaeopteryx flight
The exceptional development of finger III in *Confuciusornis* shows that
it was still used for something.<<<
Climbing. Holding onto branches.<<
Probable.<
Or as a leading edge stall control device, a function exapted by feathers in
more derived birds and known as the alula.
PTN
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