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Archaeopteryx


TYPE SPECIES: A. lithographica, von Meyer, 1861
OTHER SPECIES: A. bavarica, Wellnhofer, 1993
SYNONYMS: Archeopteryx, Archopteryx, Archaeopterix
CLASSIFICATION:
Ornithodira
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Avialae

LENGTH: 45 cm (1 1/2 feet)

TIME PERIOD: Tithonian (Late Jurassic)

LOCATION: Germany

ABOUT: The first "dinosaur" found with feather impressions. Now we know of several other non-neornithean dinosaurs to have feathers.