Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx lithographica is widely regarded as one of the first true
birds. Since the first discovery of a single feather in 1860, only seven specimens of
Archaeopteryx have been found, all in the
Solnhofen limestone of southern
Germany.
Archaeopteryx is a derived
theropod dinosaur, had wings and feathers, and lived approximately 145 million years ago. There is some controversy regarding the question of whether
Archaeopteryx could genuinely fly or only hop around and glide from trees.
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