Archaeopteryx dinosaur facts, stats and image

ARCHAEOPTERYX

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PRONUNCIATION:

ar-kee-OP-ter-ix

TRANSLATION:

Ancient Wing

ALSO KNOWN AS:

n/a

DESCRIPTION:

Carnivore, Bipedal

ORDER:

Saurischia

SUBORDER:

Theropoda

INFRAORDER:

Tetanurae

MICRO-ORDER:

Maniraptora (of the microorder Coelurosauria)

SUPERFAMILY:

n/a

FAMILY:

Aves

HEIGHT:

1 foot (0.3 meters)

LENGTH:

3 feet (0.9 meters)

WEIGHT:

2 lbs (0.9 kg)

PERIOD:

Late Jurassic