Scientists now know that dinosaurs evolved bird-like characteristics long before the appearance of Archaeopteryx – the Late Jurassic fossil sometimes referred to as the earliest bird. The gradual ...

The discovery of Archaeopteryx fossils in Germany over 150 years ago provided scientists with the first clues about the link ...

Solnhofen Limestone, Germany: The site of the Archaeopteryx fossil, a critical link between dinosaurs and birds. The discovery of Sinosauropteryx in the 1990s revolutionized paleontology.

Alanna Magovern Regester laughed after being asked when she first attended a Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. “It was back when ...

Ryan Carney, University of South Florida One of the most remarkable fossils of the birdlike dinosaur Archaeopteryx, known as the Thermopolis specimen, has bones that are preserved in three ...

but Archaeopteryx leaves many questions unanswered. This odd, crow-sized creature had long legs and three toes tipped with claws; its jawbone and teeth were like those of a small dinosaur ...

Step back in time to the Mesozoic Era, where dinosaurs ruled the Earth ... and even the bird-like Archaeopteryx. Whether identifying the iconic Triceratops or the mysterious Archaeopteryx ...

When you picture a dinosaur, what does it look like? Maybe you think of four-legged herbivores like Apatosaurus or Triceratops. Maybe you imagine large armored dinosaurs like Ankylosaurus or ...

Known as the ‘Icon of Evolution’ and ‘the missing link’ between dinosaurs and birds, Archaeopteryx has become one of the most famous fossil discoveries in Palaeontology. Now, as part of an ...