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Archaeopteryx

noun
1.
Extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds.  Synonyms: Archaeopteryx lithographica, archeopteryx.



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genus Archaeopteryx


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"Archaeopteryx" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the muscles of the wings and in the structure of the feet (the metatarsal joint). He pointed out (and the subsequent discussion seemed to support him) that these birds probably branched at a very early stage of bird life—coming pretty directly from the lizard bird Archaeopteryx of the Jurassic age. Fossils of giant penguins of Eocene and Miocene ages show that there has been extremely ...
— Scott's Last Expedition Volume I • Captain R. F. Scott


Words linked to "Archaeopteryx" :   genus Archeopteryx, genus Archaeopteryx, bird, Archaeopteryx lithographica


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