Archaeopteryx lithographica

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early bird fossil taxon paravian theropod dinosaur transitional fossil

Archaeopteryx lithographica is a Late Jurassic transitional fossil species that exhibits both dinosaurian and avian features, often regarded as one of the earliest known birds.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Archaeopteryx 4
Archaeopteryx cast 1
Archaeopteryx lithographica canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf early bird ⓘ
fossil taxon ⓘ
paravian ⓘ
theropod dinosaur ⓘ
transitional fossil ⓘ
age Tithonian ⓘ
bodyLength about 0.5 meters ⓘ
bodyMass about 0.8 to 1 kilogram ⓘ
clade Avialae ⓘ
Dinosauria ⓘ
Paraves ⓘ
surface form: Maniraptora

Paraves ⓘ
Theropoda ⓘ
class Reptilia ⓘ
diet carnivorous ⓘ
discoveredIn 19th century ⓘ
ecologicalRole small predator ⓘ
etymology name refers to lithographic limestone in which it was found ⓘ
family Archaeopterygidae ⓘ
firstDescribedBy Hermann von Meyer ⓘ
fossilPreservation exceptional ⓘ
fossilSite Bavaria ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Solnhofen Limestone ⓘ
surface form: Solnhofen limestone
fossilType impression in lithographic limestone ⓘ
genus Archaeopteryx lithographica self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Archaeopteryx
hasFeature asymmetrical flight feathers ⓘ
birdlike wishbone ⓘ
clawed fingers on wings ⓘ
feathers ⓘ
furcula ⓘ
lightweight bones ⓘ
long bony tail ⓘ
relatively large braincase ⓘ
reptilian tail vertebrae ⓘ
teeth in jaws ⓘ
wings ⓘ
holotypePreservedIn Natural History Museum, London ⓘ
surface form: London Natural History Museum
importance iconic transitional fossil ⓘ
key evidence for dinosaur–bird transition ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
livedApproximately 150 million years ago ⓘ
locomotion bipedal ⓘ
capable of gliding or powered flight ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
superclass Tetrapoda ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
timePeriod Late Jurassic ⓘ
yearDescribed 1861 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aves → hasTypeSpecies → Archaeopteryx lithographica ⓘ
Oxford University Museum of Natural History → notableExhibit → Archaeopteryx lithographica ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archaeopteryx cast
Solnhofen Limestone → fossilContent → Archaeopteryx lithographica ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archaeopteryx
Late Jurassic → notableTaxon → Archaeopteryx lithographica ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx lithographica → genus → Archaeopteryx lithographica self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archaeopteryx
Tetanurae → hasNotableMember → Archaeopteryx lithographica ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archaeopteryx