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    Examining Evidence of

    Evolution
    Pre A-P Packet 2.1.1
    What are 3 structures
    that stand out to you in
    this fossil?

    What do you think that


    each of those structures
    might have been used
    for?
    Lesson Objectives- Write these at the top of
    your pre A-P worksheet
    By the end of this lesson you will be able to:

    1. Use scientific evidence to support a claim about an


    evolutionary relationship between species.

    2. Describe shared characteristics (homologies) among


    organisms that provide evidence for common ancestry.
    Fossil Feather Colors - Paragraph 1
    A team of paleontologists led by Michael Benton of the
    University of Bristol, UK, and Zhonghe Zhou of the Institute of
    Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing
    has discovered ancient color-producing sacs in fossilized
    feathers from the Jehol site in northeastern China that are more
    than 100 million years old. These pigment-packed organelles,
    called melanosomes, have only been found in fossilized bird
    feathers before now.
    Fossil Feather Colors - Paragraph 2
    The team discovered the melanosomes in fossils of the suborder
    Theropoda, the branch of the dinosaur family tree to which the
    flesh-eating Velociraptor and Tyrannosaurus belong. However, it
    was not in these two iconic dinosaurs that the organelles were
    found, but in smaller species that ran around low to the ground
    with tiny feathers or bristles distributed across their bodies.
    Fossil Feather Colors - Paragraph 3
    The team discovered two types of melanosome buried
    within the structure of the fossil feathers: sausage-shaped
    organelles that are seen today in the black stripes of
    zebras and the black masks of cardinal birds, and
    spherical organelles, which make and store the pigment
    that creates the rusty reds of red-tailed hawks and red
    human hair.
    Fossil Feather Colors - Paragraph 4

    Using this information, scientists can deduce that one theropod


    dinosaur, Sinosauropteryx, a compsognathus dinosaur, likely had
    light and dark feathered stripes along the length of its tail.
    Fossil Feather Colors - Summary

    Write a quick 3-4 sentence summary about what we


    just read.

    Be ready to share your summary with the class.


    How many years were there between the origin of reptiles and the
    origin of birds?
    How many years were there between the origin of reptiles and the
    origin of birds? 330-138=
    How many years were there between the origin of reptiles and the
    origin of birds? 330-138=192 million years
    Turn to this page of the pre
    A-P packet
    Furcula (wish bone)
    Circle where it says
    which theropod is the
    first to have hollow
    bones and a wishbone
    Trace the branch that
    leads to the theropod
    that was the first to
    have hollow bones
    and a wishbone
    Pelvis vs Pubic Boot
    Drag the flag to the
    theropod that was the
    first to have a pubic
    boot
    Hollow cylindrical feather
    Drag the flag the theropod that was the first to have hollow cylindrical feathers
    Tufted Feathers vs Bristle Feathers
    Drag the flag to the theropod that was the first to have tufted feathers
    Feathers with barbules and hooks
    Drag the flag to the theropod that was the first to have feathers with barbules and
    hooks
    Nest-brooding
    Drag the flag to the theropod that was the first to brood their nests
    Asymmetrical vs Symmetrical
    Drag the flag to the theropod that was the first to have asymmetrical feathers
    Ulna vs Femur
    Drag the flag to the theropod that was the first to have a longer ulna than femur
    Toothed vs Toothless beak

    Archaeopteryx
    Fused wing digits (fingers)
    Boney Tail vs. Short Feathered Tail
    Data analysis
    Open the Examining Evidence of Evolution Data Analysis assignment in google
    classroom
    Discussion Questions: Use your finished Data Analysis table

    1. What characteristics of dinosaurs do modern birds still


    exhibit?
    2. Defend the following scientific claim using evidence
    from the data analysis table that you just created:

    Archaeopteryx represents an intermediate link between


    birds and dinosaurs
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