Archeopteryx

Quick meaning: Archeopteryx is a noun meaning (paleontology) A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.

Meaning

(paleontology) A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.

Example Sentences

Since Pterosaurians are triassic and the Archæopteryges jurassic we are justified in regarding the actual chronology of external integument in the geological strata as : first, scale ; second, hair ; and third, feather. This inspires us to make a wider appeal to geology in order to have a comprehensive sketch of the avian sequence.

Word Forms

• archeopteryxes
• archaeopteryx
• archaiopteryx

Synonyms for archeopteryx

Depending on context, synonyms include archaeopteryx.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include archaeopteryx, archaiopteryx, archaeopterygid, archaeopterodactyloid, archaeopterid, ornitholite.

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