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Archaeopteryx （/ˌɑːrkiːˈɒptərɪks/; lit. 'old-wing'）, sometimes referred to by its German name, "Urvogel" （lit. 'original bird' or 'first bird'）, is a genus of bird-like dinosaurs.
The name derives from the ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος （archaīos）, meaning "ancient", and πτέρυξ （ptéryx）, meaning "feather" or "wing".
Between the late 19th century and the early 21st century, Archaeopteryx was generally accepted by palaeontologists and popular reference books as the oldest known bird （member of the group Avialae）.
Older potential avialans have since been identified, including Anchiornis, Xiaotingia, and Aurornis.
Archaeopteryx lived in the Late Jurassic around 150 million years ago, in what is now southern Germany, during a time when Europe was an archipelago of islands in a shallow warm tropical sea, much closer to the equator than it is now.
Similar in size to a Eurasian magpie, with the largest individuals possibly attaining the size of a raven, the largest species of Archaeopteryx could grow to about 0.
5 m （1 ft 8 in） in length.
Despite their small size, broad wings, and inferred ability to fly or glide, Archaeopteryx had more in common with other small Mesozoic dinosaurs than with modern birds.
In particular, they shared the following features with the dromaeosaurids and troodontids: jaws with sharp teeth, three fingers with claws, a long bony tail,
hyperextensible second toes （"killing claw"）, feathers （which also suggest warm-bloodedness）, and various features of the skeleton.
These features make Archaeopteryx a clear candidate for a transitional fossil between non-avian dinosaurs and birds.
Thus, Archaeopteryx plays an important role, not only in the study of th...