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Popularly thought of as the first true bird, it may in fact only be a primitive nonavian feathered dinosaur. In any case, it was incapable of flapping flight and would likely have only been a glider. In 2011, studies showed that Archaeopteryx's feathers were black and white.

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full-sized Archaeopteryx

  • Name: Archaeopteryx lithographica
  • Name Meaning: Ancient Feather
  • Diet: Carnivore
  • Length: 0.5-0.6 meters (1.6-2 feet)
  • Time Period: Late Jurassic (151-148 MYA)
  • Classification: Avialae --> Archaeopterygidae
  • Place Found: Germany
  • Describer: Meyer, 1861

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Archaeopteryx Charm arcade card

Trivia[]

  • Oddly, Archaeopteryx's arcade nickname is also its Chinese name.
  • While not itself present, an Archaeopteryx Fossil appears in the DS game as something to retrieve for an NPC.

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