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Archaeopterygiformes Division
The order Archaeopterygiformes was coined by Lambrecht in 1933 to contain the
single family Archaeopterygidae and genus Archaeopteryx. The Archaeopterygiformes were an order of early birds that lived
during the
Jurassic and possibly Cretaceous
periods. They include one of the most well known and earliest birds known,
Archaeopteryx. Archaeopterygiformes are distinguished from other early
birds by long bony tails, and in some species, by the presence of a
hyperextendible second toe.
(Infraorder)Order:
Archaeopterygiformes
Family: Archaeopterygidae
Genus:
Archaeopteryx
Image Code FR237 |
Catalogue No.: FR237
Description:
Archaeopteryx. Archaeopteryx lithographica. Early Tithonian of the Late Jurassic
Period approx. 150 million years ago. Solnhofen Plattenkalk, Bavaria,
Germany. Archaeopteryx lithographica. Archaeopteryx is well known as the
"first bird". Having both dinosaurian and avian features, Archaeopteryx
seems to represent a "missing link" between dinosaurs and birds. It is so
similar in structure to theropod dinosaurs that some specimens had been
mistaken for the small dinosaur Compsognathus. Unlike modern birds,
Archaeopteryx had teeth, a bony tail & claws on its forelimbs, but like
birds it had flight feathers & hollow bones. Since its discovery in 1861,
Archaeopteryx has been shrouded in controversy. The excellent preservation,
evolutionary position and controversy surrounding the Berlin Archaeopteryx
make it one of the most famous & important fossils in the world. Paleoimages.
Size: 510 X 350mm. |
Image Code FR431 |
Catalogue No.: FR431
Description:
Archaeopteryx. Archaeopteryx lithographica.
Size: 315 X 400mm. |
Image Code FR515 |
Catalogue No.: FR515
Description:
Archaeopteryx. Archaeopteryx lithographica. Actual 2in/5cm
three-dimensional model. Re-creation from the tree-dwelling and gliding
Jurassic Bird. Solnhofen, Germany. Steve Hoeger Sculpture SH17.
Size: 60 x 30mm. |
Image Code FR1036 |
Catalogue No.: FR1036
Description:
Archaeopteryx. Archaeopteryx lithographica. Archaeopteryx,
sometimes referred to by its German name Urvogel ("original bird" or "first
bird"), is the earliest and most primitive bird known.
Archaeopteryx lived in the late Jurassic Period around 150–145 million years
ago, in what is now southern Germany during a time when Europe was an
archipelago of islands in a shallow warm tropical sea, much closer to the
equator than it is now. Bone Clones.
Size: 65 x 30mm. |
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