Archaeopteryx lithographica
species · Meyer 1861 · accepted · extinct
6 fossil sites · 2 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Jurassic
149.2–145.06 million years ago
Found where
1 country
2 rock formations
Fossil record
6 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 4 million years, from 149.2 to 145.06 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 145.06 million years old — that is roughly 484 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Archaeopteryx lithographica was named in 1861 (Meyer 1861) — 165 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 2 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).