Dinosauria › Reptilia
Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx lithographica Meyer 1861
Late Jurassic (Tithonian) · 149.2–145.1 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
piscivore, insectivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
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 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%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 6 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Archaeopteryx sits in deep time
Archaeopteryx
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Archaeopteryx's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.