"Real" crocoduck

[Beldin]

we all know our beloved crocoduck (All glory to the crocoduck!!)

What interests me is a collection of "transitional form" (i know that the term is inappropriate, but I use it to make myself clear) which looks more "hybrid" as possible, which then can be a good replacement of crocoduck, in this way I can show to the creationists during discussions

any idea?

 

[Aught3]

What? You want a half-reptile half-bird, is that it?

 

[Beldin]

no....

i want some strange animal that we might consider, from our point of view, like a hypothetical hybrid form between two modern animals (like the crocoduck). I know that there aren't animals like that, but there were still things like archeopterix which have characteristics of different animals. or even the platypus

like this

 

[Pulsar]

There really was a crocoduck

 

[Homunclus]

Dinosaurs, raptors in particular look very much like reptile/bird hybrids:

 

[nasher168]

Out of interest, how do they know raptors had feathers? Do they have fossils displaying them?

 

[Aught3]

Yeah, and fossilised bones which clearly have quill nobs.

Fuzzy raptor:

 

[nasher168]

Ah ok. Fair enough

 

[Homunclus]

This article might contain more of what you want: http://scienceblogs.com/notrocketscience/2010/01/what_colours_were_dinosaur_feathers.php

 

[WaxItYourself]

Perhaps the Platypus is kind of what you're looking for? Even though it's outward appearance is odd that is not what I am talking about. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/genetics/2008-05-08-platypus-genetic-map_N.htm

 

[xman]

Ah ok. Fair enough

They've even found downy fluff on adolescent T-rex. It may have shed the down upon maturity.

 

[Ibaapzo]

What of the Platypus? There's an interesting animal.