One source that was mentioned by one person in support of the theory stated that the Archaeopteryx had feathers and scales. But the problem is, these scales found on the Archaeopteryx are bird scales and are totally different from the reptile scales. The evolutionist holds that feathers and fur have evolved, divergently from scales. Yet the first known feather is entirely featherlike, not scale-like. Yet this subroutine could well be integrated into quite a different overall set of genes.
Archaeopteryx has feathers.
There exists absolutely no evidence for the evolution of feathers. The guess that DNA coding for scales 'must have' changed to produce feathers is entirely unsubastantiated. No intermediate scale-feather exists. Feathers are aerodynamic beauties. They are light, the shaft being hollow, and quite different from the scales which are coded on to the feet alone of birds.