A fossilised early bird/late dinosaur, the Chicago Archaeopteryx under UV light, to show soft tissues alongside the skeleton.

Narrowing down the transition from dinosaur to bird. And anyone who has seen a group of chuck chasing a mouse in their pen can underdstand that the ‘raptor’ tendency is still there.

Photograph: Delaney Drummond

Un fossile d’oiseau primitif/dinosaure tardif, l’Archaeopteryx de Chicago, sous lumière UV, montrant les tissus mous à côté du squelette.