Archaeopteryx lithographica

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Archaeopteryx_lithographica
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dinosaur
fossil specimen
transitional fossil
early bird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Aves
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Hermann_von_Meyer
gptkbp:describedYear 1861
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Bavaria
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Solnhofen_limestone
gptkbp:family gptkb:Archaeopterygidae
gptkbp:fossil extinct
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Late_Jurassic
about 150 million years ago
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Archaeopteryx
gptkbp:hasWings capable of gliding or weak flight
gptkbp:holotype gptkb:London_Specimen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Archaeopteryx lithographica
gptkbp:importantFor evidence for evolution of birds from dinosaurs
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableFor clawed fingers
feathered wings
long bony tail
teeth in jaws
mix of avian and reptilian features
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies 12
gptkbp:order gptkb:Archaeopterygiformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:species lithographica
gptkbp:wingspan about 0.5 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Archaeopteryx
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5