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It’s Just the very Biggest Thing in the World

           Isitpossiblethatyoudonotknowtheelementaryfactincomparativeanatomy,thatthewingofabirdisreallytheforearm,whilethewingofabatconsistsofthreeelongatedfingerswithmembranesbetween?Now,inthiscase,theboneiscertainlynottheforearm,andyoucanseeforyourselfthatthisisasinglemembranehanginguponasinglebone,andthereforethatitcannotbelongtoabat.Butifitisneitherbirdnorbat,whatisit?"

           Mysmallstockofknowledgewasexhausted.

           "Ireallydonotknow,"saidI.

           Heopenedthestandardworktowhichhehadalreadyreferredme.

           "Here,"saidhe,pointingtothepictureofanextraordinaryflyingmonster,"isanexcellentreproductionofthedimorphodon,orpterodactyl,aflyingreptileoftheJurassicperiod.Onthenextpageisadiagramofthemechanismofitswing.Kindlycompareitwiththespecimeninyourhand."

           AwaveofamazementpassedovermeasIlooked.Iwasconvinced.Therecouldbenogettingawayfromit.Thecumulativeproofwasoverwhelming.Thesketch,thephotographs,thenarrative,andnowtheactualspecimentheevidencewascomplete.IsaidsoIsaidsowarmly,forIfeltthattheProfessorwasanill-usedman.Heleanedbackinhischairwithdroopingeyelidsandatolerantsmile,baskinginthissuddengleamofsunshine.

           "It’sjusttheverybiggestthingthatIeverheardof!"saidI,thoughitwasmyjournalisticratherthanmyscientificenthusiasmthatwasroused."Itiscolossal.

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