designed to catch fish and other aquatic animals

podría haber utilizado su cola como un mecanismo de defensa contra depredadores

Altura 24 mm

en el rango de tiempo conocido como el Maastrichtiano

This would have been a survival advantage for the hatchlings

Archaeopteryx lithographica Scale:1:1 designed to catch fish andArcheopteryx lithographica is an emblematic species of evolution, considered a crucial link between dinosaurs and modern birds. It lived during the late Jurassic period, approximately 150 million years ago, and its fossils have been found in the Solnhofen region of Bavaria, Germany. This discovery, first made in 1861, revolutionized our understanding of bird evolution. Archeopteryx had a size comparable to that of a modern pigeon, with a length of