Binomial Archaeopteryx lithographica · ar-kee-OP-ter-iks
Late Jurassic - 151-148 Ma
IllustrationArchaeopteryx fossil records in Fossil Atlas are mapped as selected modern discovery locations, with 3 source-backed records currently shown. Bavaria, Germany, especially Solnhofen Limestone lagoon deposits in the current atlas. Key mapped formations in the current dataset include Camarillas, Painten, Solnhofen Limestone. These pins are fossil record locations, not a complete ancient habitat map.
This remains a specimen profile: the reconstruction, measurements, field account, and evidence sections stay intact. The fossil-map answer is surfaced here so visitors from search can orient themselves before reading the full dossier.
Archaeopteryx was a Late Jurassic avialan dinosaur from the Solnhofen Limestone of Germany. Fossil Atlas presents it as a fossil-map and bird-evolution entry point with careful caveats.
Drawn true to scale on a metre ruler.
Length
measured0.5 m · 1.6 ft
Largest known specimens
Height
measured0.25 m (0.8 ft)
Body mass
estimate0.8 kg · 1.8 lb
Typical adult
Top speed
estimate16 km/h · 10 mph
Modelled, debated
Position of this animal’s known range across 252 million years of the Mesozoic and beyond.
151-148 million years ago
Archaeopteryx preserves feathers and a long bony tail in the same fossil story.
It is an avialan dinosaur, so copy should be precise rather than treating it as a typical non-avian dinosaur.
The Solnhofen page gives Fossil Atlas a famous European fossil-lagerstatte route.
Pins show selected fossil records for Archaeopteryx; use them as modern discovery evidence, not a complete range map. Modern fossil discovery map: pins show where selected fossil and specimen records were found today, not ancient Earth positions. What does this mean?
Specimen evidence
No open specimen media or embeddable model assets are available in the local enrichment data yet.
Archaeopteryx is represented here by selected fossil records from bavaria, germany, especially solnhofen limestone lagoon deposits in the current atlas. Fossil Atlas maps those records as modern discovery locations.
No. The map shows modern fossil discovery locations from selected records. Ancient habitat and paleogeographic reconstructions are separate questions.
The current Fossil Atlas records include Camarillas. Formation coverage depends on the selected dataset and may not be complete.
Yes. Use the expedition card generator to turn the Archaeopteryx map and specimen profile into a shareable card.
Selected fossil records from PBDB and museum biodiversity aggregators. Source labels and confidence notes help distinguish canonical paleobiology records from specimen-media records.
Reconstruction images are labeled illustrations and do not represent fossil evidence. Size, speed, and bite-force figures are typical published estimates and remain subject to revision as new specimens are described.
Maps use curated PBDB, museum, and specimen-source records with visible caveats.
Pins show where fossils were found or reported today, not exact ancient habitat positions.
Artwork is labeled separately from specimen photos, maps, and source records.
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