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[[File:Archaeopteryx lithographica (Berlin specimen).jpg|thumb|right|Possibly the best known of all transitional fossils, the Berlin specimen of ''[[Archaeopteryx lithographica]]''.]]

This is a partial list of [[transitional fossils]] (fossil remains of groups that exhibit both "primitive" and derived traits). The fossils are listed in series, showing the transition from one group to another, representing significant steps in the evolution of major features in various lineages. These changes often represent major changes in morphology and anatomy, related to mode of life, like the acquisition of feathered wings for an aerial lifestyle in [[birds]], or limbs in the [[fish]]/[[tetrapod]] transition onto land.