Images Dated 3rd January 2001

Feathered dinosaurs

Feathered dinosaurs. Conceptual artwork showing a feathered dinosaur (Velociraptor mongoliensis, centre) attacking an early ancestor of the bird, Archaeopteryx lithographica. This velociraptor was a voracious predator that lived during the Campanian period (84-75 million years ago). It may have had a coating of feathers on its skin but it would not have been capable of flight. A. lithographica lived during the late Jurassic period, around 150 million years ago. It had feathered wings composed of three clawed fingers but retained some dinosaur characters, including small teeth and a long tail. The dinosaur group from which Archaeopteryx evolved is disputed

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GM Vauxhall Lotus Championship: Series champion Allan McNish leads his Dragon Motorsport team mate Mika Hakkinen who finished second in the

Series champion Allan McNish (GBR) leads his Dragon Motorsport team mate Mika Hakkinen (FIN) who finished second in the championship.
1988 GM Vauxhall Lotus Championship, Silverstone, England

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Formula 1 World Championship: Winner Alain Prost McLaren MP4/4, with Gerhard Berger Ferrari F187, 2nd place

Winner Alain Prost (FRA) McLaren MP4/4, with Gerhard Berger (AUT) Ferrari F187, 2nd place (L)
Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, 15 May 1988

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