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project: DINOSAURIA
specimen 100
ARCHAEOPTERYX LITHOGRAPHICA
"Lithographic Ancient Feather"
Meyer, 1861
Length: 40cm (1.3 ft)
Weight: 1kg (2.2 lbs.)
Location: Bavaria, Germany
Era: Tithonian age, upper Jurassic (150 million years ago)
Classification:
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Avetheropoda
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Aviremigia
Paraves
Avialae
Archaeopterygidae
Notes:
In 2011 a study was done on the original Archaeopteryx feather (likely a covert feather, one which covers the primary wing feathers), showing that it was almost certainly black in color.
Synonyms:
Griphosaurus Wagner, 1862
Griphornis Woodward, 1862
Archaeornis Petronievics, 1917
Jurapteryx Howgate, 1984
Wellnhoferia Elżanowski, 2001
specimen 100
ARCHAEOPTERYX LITHOGRAPHICA
"Lithographic Ancient Feather"
Meyer, 1861
Length: 40cm (1.3 ft)
Weight: 1kg (2.2 lbs.)
Location: Bavaria, Germany
Era: Tithonian age, upper Jurassic (150 million years ago)
Classification:
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Avetheropoda
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Aviremigia
Paraves
Avialae
Archaeopterygidae
Notes:
In 2011 a study was done on the original Archaeopteryx feather (likely a covert feather, one which covers the primary wing feathers), showing that it was almost certainly black in color.
Synonyms:
Griphosaurus Wagner, 1862
Griphornis Woodward, 1862
Archaeornis Petronievics, 1917
Jurapteryx Howgate, 1984
Wellnhoferia Elżanowski, 2001
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1265x796px 1.34 MB
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