"Just because it ca n't be classified as bird or reptile does n't mean that it 's a `` link `` . Where are the fosils showing it evolving from a bird or reptile ? That 's right , there are none ."
"It 's possible that Archaeopteryx is not a direct descendant of modern birds but it 's certainly not far from the line and it shares both avian and therepodian characteristics ."
"does n't mean that it 's a `` link `` ."
"it 's certainly not far from the line"