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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:genus
fossil specimen
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gptkbp:beakColor
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no true beak, had teeth
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Aves
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gptkbp:country_of_discovery
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gptkb:Germany
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gptkbp:describedBy
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gptkb:Hermann_von_Meyer
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gptkbp:diet
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gptkb:carnivore
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Bavaria
gptkb:Solnhofen_limestone
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Archaeopterygidae
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gptkbp:featuredIn
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Origin of Species debates
natural history museums worldwide
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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1861
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gptkbp:flight_capability
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debated; possibly capable of powered flight or gliding
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gptkbp:fossil
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Berlin specimen most complete
holotype specimen missing skull
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gptkbp:fossil_color
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impressions show feather structure
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gptkbp:fossil_preservation
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exceptional, including feathers
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gptkbp:fossilRange
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gptkb:Late_Jurassic
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gptkbp:genus_authority
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gptkb:von_Meyer,_1861
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Archaeopteryx
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gptkbp:importance_in_paleontology
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iconic transitional fossil
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gptkbp:importantFor
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evidence for the evolutionary link between birds and dinosaurs
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gptkbp:kingdom
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gptkb:Animalia
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gptkbp:limb_structure
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mix of avian and reptilian traits
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gptkbp:lived_approximately
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150 million years ago
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Solnhofen,_Germany
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gptkbp:nameMeaning
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ancient wing
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gptkbp:notable_for
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clawed fingers
feathered wings
flight feathers
long bony tail
teeth in jaws
transitional features between non-avian dinosaurs and birds
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gptkbp:number_of_fingers
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three, with claws
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gptkbp:number_of_known_specimens
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12
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Archaeopterygiformes
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gptkbp:pelvis
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reptilian features
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gptkbp:phylogenetic_significance
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basal avialan
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gptkbp:phylum
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gptkb:Chordata
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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dromaeosaurids
troodontids
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gptkbp:size
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about 0.5 meters long
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gptkbp:skullLength
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reptilian features
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gptkbp:specimens_held_at
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gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London
gptkb:Bavarian_State_Collection_of_Paleontology_and_Geology
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gptkbp:tailLength
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long, bony
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gptkbp:typeSpecies
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gptkb:Archaeopteryx_lithographica
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gptkbp:weight
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about 0.5 to 1 kg
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:bird
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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