What is Archeopteryx?

Archeopteryx is the earliest renowned bird that appears in a fossil record. He lived about 150 million years ago. Archeopteryx has both both both both both both both bird and bird and provides convincing evidence that the birds originally evolved from dinosaurs. He had his head, teeth and claws like a reptile, but a larger brain, feathers and a contradictory large finger like birds. Only eight specimens are known, and the first specimen discovered in 1861, two years after Charles Darwin published his origin of the species . The discovery gave further evidence that all forms of life on Earth eventually share a common line. It is still not agreed whether Archeopteryx had the ability to fly, but it almost certainly slipped. Its brain size is sufficient to support the coordination of the flight, but its lack of strong pectoral bone raises doubts about the hypothesis. Most likely had archaeopteryx the ability to run and glide, allowing him to escape the predators faster and gradually a longer sliding evolved nand full -fledged flight. Archeopteryx had no account, only the mouth covered with sharp teeth. On the other hand, no modern bird has teeth.

Archeopteryx was originally discovered under the limestone in Germany and the Berlin Museum still has the most famous specimen. The first sample was only feathers discovered in 1861, but complete specimens were discovered about every 20 years after. The first full sample, known as the "Berlin Sample", was discovered in Germany in 1876.

Archeopteryx separated vertebrates rather than birds who have always joined vertebrates. Archeopteryx has more slim, regular ribs than ribs that articulate out in the thoracic skin, as with modern birds. Not all metacarples are connected together, as in most birds. Archeopteryx is fascinating for paleontologists due to the extreme transitional nature of the species.