Dinosauria›Reptilia
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx lithographica Meyer 1861
/ˌɑːrkiːˈɒptərɪks/
Late Jurassic (Tithonian) · 149.2–145.1 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
piscivore, insectivore
Locomotion
flight
Habitat
flying
Environment
coastal
Where It Was Found
Country
Germany
Region
Bayern
Formations
Altmühltal · Solnhofen
Dig sites
2
distinct collections
Overview
Archaeopteryx lithographica is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic, roughly 149.2–145.1 million years ago. It was a piscivore, insectivore. It is recorded as flying. Its remains come from coastal deposits. Fossils have been recovered from Bayern, Germany. It was named by Meyer 1861. The species is represented by 6 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~21%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 6 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Archaeopteryx lithographica sits in deep time
Archaeopteryx
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Archaeopteryx lithographica's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.