Archaeopteryx dinosaur facts, stats and image

ARCHAEOPTERYX

To purchase a Museum Quality Dinosaur Replica click here.


PRONUNCIATION:

 ar-kee-OP-ter-ix

TRANSLATION:

 Ancient Wing

ALSO KNOWN AS:

 n/a

DESCRIPTION:

 Carnivore, Bipedal

ORDER:

 Saurischia

SUBORDER:

 Theropoda

INFRAORDER:

 Tetanurae

MICRO-ORDER:

 Maniraptora (of the microorder Coelurosauria)

SUPERFAMILY:

 n/a

FAMILY:

 Aves

HEIGHT:

 1 foot (0.3 meters)

LENGTH:

 3 feet (0.9 meters)

WEIGHT:

 2 lbs (0.9 kg)

PERIOD:

 Late Jurassic

NOTES:

 Identified by many as the first bird, Archaeopteryx resembles a coelurosaur but was covered in feathers. (Its remains were found in fine grained stone which still bore the clear impression of its feathers.) Archaeopteryx was 3 feet (0.9 meters) long with sharp teeth, a long bony tail, and claw fingers on its wings. The only known member of this family was discovered in Bavaria, Germany. There is considerable debate whether Archaeopteryx and Mononychus should be classified as dinosaurs.



Home | Mineral Data | Mineral Store | Dino Data | Dino Store | Shipping/Handling | Contact/Policies



Hosted by uCoz