Archaeopteryx is best known for being the "first bird", and allso for it's beautifully preserved
specimens, with feathers around it. It was a small creature, that probably lived off tiny lizards or insects

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Archaeopteryx lithographica
| Lenght | 45 cm |
| Weight | ca 300 grammes |
| Time | 144 mya |
| Place | Germany |
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