During the course of her career, Shapiro searched for DNA-rich fossils in frigid permafrost ... For centuries, no one was sure what type of bird the dodo was. “This was a genuine mystery ...

It was among more than 1,900 Solnhofen fossils bought from Dr Karl Haberlein in 1862 for £700. Archaeopteryx shows a unique combination of dinosaur and bird characters. It is one of the few fossils ...