Hello:
I'm jumping into this one quite late cuz I've ben on a self-imposed hiatus from this site in an attempt to get my blood pressure back down after dealing with "whatever" etc.
Skeptic writes:
Also, if Archae is a transitional form, how is it that his feathers seem fully developed even though he shows no physical ability to take off from a standing start?
What makes you think that feathers evolved for flight? Do you know the difference between an adaptation and an exaptation?