TYPE SPECIES: A. lithographica, von Meyer, 1861 OTHER SPECIES: A. bavarica, Wellnhofer, 1993 SYNONYMS: Archeopteryx, Archopteryx, ArchaeopterixCLASSIFICATION:
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.