Archaeopteryx Controversy 
     Was  Archaeopteryx  a fraud? Yes, says  Fred Hoyle  and colleagues; 
no, says  Stephen Jay Gould . In his article, "The fossil fraud that 
never was,"  New Scientist , 12 March 1987, pp. 32-36, Gould argues 
that both the history of the discovery of  Archaeopteryx , and a 
careful examination of the extant fossil material, disprove the 
fraud hypothesis. This article includes photographs of the surface 
of the Solnhofen slab (which contains the most famous  Archaeopteryx  
fossil) and counterslab, showing certain features--such as hairline 
cracks and dendrites--which would seem impossible to forge. Those 
interested in this question should remember that, however much they 
might like  Archaeopteryx  to be a forgery, if it's genuine--it's 
genuine.


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