Archaeopteryx

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Archaeopteryx is the best-known "missing link" between dinosaurs and birds. It was roughly two feet tall, feathered and capable of flight.

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Arthur Dayne

@arthurdayne

Archaeopteryx is the best-known "missing link" between dinosaurs and birds. It was roughly two feet tall, feathered and capable of flight.

Oldest Bird Was Actually a Dinosaur - Discovery News

Archaeopteryx resembles a recently found two-pound dinosaur - and gets knocked off its perch.
http://news.discovery.com/animals/dinosaurs/archaeopteryx-dinosaur-bird-fossil-110727.htm
New Specimen of Archaeopteryx Reveals Previously Unknown Features of the Plumage

Paleontologists are currently studying a new specimen of Archaeopteryx, which reveals previously unknown features of the plumage. The initial findings shed light on the original function of feathers and their recruitment for flight.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140703091959.htm
An Ode to Archaeopteryx - Smithsonian

The many fuzzy and feathery dinosaurs that have been discovered reveal one of the most magnificent evolutionary transformations in the history of life.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/an-ode-to-archaeopteryx-63181085/?no-ist
Archaeopteryx - Discovery Science

See why scientists view the Archaeopteryx as the first bird. The fossil discovered links dinosaurs with birds.
http://www.sciencechannel.com/video-topics/strange-creatures/dinosaur-feather-mystery-clips-archaeopteryx-the-fir/
Archaeopteryx No Longer First Bird : Nature News

Analysis of fossil traits suggests that Archaeopteryx is not a bird at all.
http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110727/full/news.2011.443.html
Archaeopteryx - Fossil Animal - Britannica

Archaeopteryx,Â the oldest-known fossil animal that is generally accepted as a bird. The eight or so known specimens date to approximately 150 million years ago during the Late Jurassic Period (161 million to 146 million years ago)
http://www.britannica.com/animal/Archaeopteryx
10 Facts About Archaeopteryx, the Famous "Dino-Bird"

Often considered to be the first true bird, Archaeopteryx was actually something far more complex: a tiny dinosaur with distinctly bird-like characteristics. Here are 10 fascinating facts about this late Jurassic "dino-bird."
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/typesofdinosaurs/ss/10-Facts-About-Archaeopteryx.htm
Dinosaur-Era Fossil Shows Birds' Feathers Evolved Before Flight

Feathers covered the Archaeopteryx, the flightless ancient ancestral bird from the age of dinosaurs, a newly found fossil shows.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/07/140702-archaeopteryx-fossil-feathers-dinosaurs-science/
Archaeopteryx: Facts about the Transitional Fossil

Archaeopteryx was an evolutionary link between dinosaurs and birds. Scientists long thought Archaeopteryx was the first bird, but recent discoveries have made them rethink that status.
http://www.livescience.com/24745-archaeopteryx.html
Archaeopteryx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Archaeopteryx, sometimes referred to by its German name Urvogel ("original bird" or "first bird"), is a genus of bird-like dinosaurs that is transitional between non-avian feathered dinosaurs and modern birds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeopteryx

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Archaeopteryx Temporal range: Late Jurassic ( Tithonian), 150.8–148.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓

The Berlin Archaeopteryx specimen (A. siemensii)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	Paraves
Family:	†Archaeopterygidae
Genus:	†Archaeopteryx Meyer, 1861 (conserved name)
Type species
†Archaeopteryx lithographica Meyer, 1861 (conserved name)
Other species
†A. siemensii Dames, 1897 †A. albersdoerferi Kundrat et al., 2018
Synonyms^[1]
Genus synonymy Griphosaurus Wagner, 1862 (rejected name) Griphornis Woodward, 1862 (rejected name) Archaeornis Petronievics, 1917 Jurapteryx Howgate, 1984 Wellnhoferia? Elżanowski, 2001 Species synonymy Griphosaurus problematicus Wagner, 1862 vide Woodward 1862 nomen rejectum Griphornis longicaudatus Owen 1862 vide Woodward 1862 nomen rejectum Griphosaurus longicaudatus (Owen 1862 vide Woodward 1862) Owen 1862 vide Brodkorb 1863 nomen rejectum Archaeopteryx macrura Owen, 1862 (rejected name) Archaeopteryx siemensii? (Dames, 1897) Archaeornis siemensii (Dames, 1897) Peteronievics vide Petroneivics & Woodward 1917 Archaeopteryx owenii Petronievics, 1917 (rejected name) Archaeopteryx recurva Howgate, 1984 Jurapteryx recurva (Howgate, 1984) Howgate 1985 Archaeopteryx bavarica Wellnhofer, 1993 ?Wellnhoferia grandis Elżanowski, 2001

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Oldest Bird Was Actually a Dinosaur - Discovery News

Archaeopteryx resembles a recently found two-pound dinosaur - and gets knocked off its perch.
http://news.discovery.com/animals/dinosaurs/archaeopteryx-dinosaur-bird-fossil-110727.htm
New Specimen of Archaeopteryx Reveals Previously Unknown Features of the Plumage

Paleontologists are currently studying a new specimen of Archaeopteryx, which reveals previously unknown features of the plumage. The initial findings shed light on the original function of feathers and their recruitment for flight.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140703091959.htm
An Ode to Archaeopteryx - Smithsonian

The many fuzzy and feathery dinosaurs that have been discovered reveal one of the most magnificent evolutionary transformations in the history of life.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/an-ode-to-archaeopteryx-63181085/?no-ist
Archaeopteryx - Discovery Science

See why scientists view the Archaeopteryx as the first bird. The fossil discovered links dinosaurs with birds.
http://www.sciencechannel.com/video-topics/strange-creatures/dinosaur-feather-mystery-clips-archaeopteryx-the-fir/
Archaeopteryx No Longer First Bird : Nature News

Analysis of fossil traits suggests that Archaeopteryx is not a bird at all.
http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110727/full/news.2011.443.html
Archaeopteryx - Fossil Animal - Britannica

Archaeopteryx,Â the oldest-known fossil animal that is generally accepted as a bird. The eight or so known specimens date to approximately 150 million years ago during the Late Jurassic Period (161 million to 146 million years ago)
http://www.britannica.com/animal/Archaeopteryx
10 Facts About Archaeopteryx, the Famous "Dino-Bird"

Often considered to be the first true bird, Archaeopteryx was actually something far more complex: a tiny dinosaur with distinctly bird-like characteristics. Here are 10 fascinating facts about this late Jurassic "dino-bird."
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/typesofdinosaurs/ss/10-Facts-About-Archaeopteryx.htm
Dinosaur-Era Fossil Shows Birds' Feathers Evolved Before Flight

Feathers covered the Archaeopteryx, the flightless ancient ancestral bird from the age of dinosaurs, a newly found fossil shows.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/07/140702-archaeopteryx-fossil-feathers-dinosaurs-science/
Archaeopteryx: Facts about the Transitional Fossil

Archaeopteryx was an evolutionary link between dinosaurs and birds. Scientists long thought Archaeopteryx was the first bird, but recent discoveries have made them rethink that status.
http://www.livescience.com/24745-archaeopteryx.html
Archaeopteryx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Archaeopteryx, sometimes referred to by its German name Urvogel ("original bird" or "first bird"), is a genus of bird-like dinosaurs that is transitional between non-avian feathered dinosaurs and modern birds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeopteryx

Archaeopteryx Temporal range: Late Jurassic ( Tithonian), 150.8–148.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓

The Berlin Archaeopteryx specimen (A. siemensii)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	Paraves
Family:	†Archaeopterygidae
Genus:	†Archaeopteryx Meyer, 1861 (conserved name)
Type species
†Archaeopteryx lithographica Meyer, 1861 (conserved name)
Other species
†A. siemensii Dames, 1897 †A. albersdoerferi Kundrat et al., 2018
Synonyms^[1]
Genus synonymy Griphosaurus Wagner, 1862 (rejected name) Griphornis Woodward, 1862 (rejected name) Archaeornis Petronievics, 1917 Jurapteryx Howgate, 1984 Wellnhoferia? Elżanowski, 2001 Species synonymy Griphosaurus problematicus Wagner, 1862 vide Woodward 1862 nomen rejectum Griphornis longicaudatus Owen 1862 vide Woodward 1862 nomen rejectum Griphosaurus longicaudatus (Owen 1862 vide Woodward 1862) Owen 1862 vide Brodkorb 1863 nomen rejectum Archaeopteryx macrura Owen, 1862 (rejected name) Archaeopteryx siemensii? (Dames, 1897) Archaeornis siemensii (Dames, 1897) Peteronievics vide Petroneivics & Woodward 1917 Archaeopteryx owenii Petronievics, 1917 (rejected name) Archaeopteryx recurva Howgate, 1984 Jurapteryx recurva (Howgate, 1984) Howgate 1985 Archaeopteryx bavarica Wellnhofer, 1993 ?Wellnhoferia grandis Elżanowski, 2001

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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