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What are th e problams classifing archaeopteryx and the euglena?
Archaeopteryx is part dinosaur part bird, it's like a cross between the two! =)
What is the oldest species of birds?
Archaeopteryx is the first creature that resembled a bird, a dinosaur with wings and feathers.
Why is archaeopteryx hard to classify?
Archaeopteryx is what we may call a missing link. It has dinosaur and bird characteristics and because of this scientists are not sure where to place it. However, they prefer to think of it as the first bird. The name means "ancient wing."
Was archaeopteryx a dinosaur?
Yes. Archeopteryx was a very birdlike dinosaur. It is formally classified as a bird (no contradiction here as birds are now considered dinosaurs), but its status as a bird has been debated in recent years.
What is the first bird?
Archaeopteryx is the earliest undisputed bird. A weak flyer, it shared characteristics with its dinosaur ancestors. Fossils show that Archaeopteryx , like dinosaurs, had teeth, a long bony tail, and grasping claws on its wings, but also had a bird-style hip and feathers.
Which animal is called the Feathered Dinosaur and why?
Achaeopteryx is known as a feathered animal .....birds are classifie as a feathered animal but paleontologist do not have clue that how to tell a bird a dinosaur then they found a specimen archaeopteryx...
What was unusual about the recent discovery of whale fossils in Chile?
Archaeopteryx was the first animal discovered that had both defining bird and dinosaur traits.
What is the name of the first bird in the earth?
The first specie of birds on Earth is known as Archaeopteryx. Recent research from scientists has found that the animal is much similar to a dinosaur than to a bird.
True or false the earliest known bird fossils are those of archaeopteryx?
True. Archaeopteryx is considered one of the earliest known bird fossils, dating back to the Late Jurassic period around 150 million years ago. It is a transitional species with both bird and dinosaur-like features.
What was the archaeopteryx?
Archaeopteryx, along with the four-winged Microraptor, was the link between reptile and bird. Featuring the wings and feathers of a bird and bony tail and teeth of a dinosaur, this chicken-sized dinosaur was very much like the wyverns (two-legged dragons) of European lore.Before its discovery, Darwin had already concluded that birds and reptiles were linked in evolution. This was proof of it. It was related to dinonychus, a giant velociraptor-like creature.archaeopteryx is considered to be a link between the reptiles and birds of today.
How would you use archaeopteryx in a sentence?
An archaeopteryx is an early form of the bird. The scientists discovered an archaeopteryx fossil.
What kind of dinosaur is the purple dinosaur on the dinosaur train?
That would be Barney. Actually it would depend on which one you are talking about. Hesperornis is the penguin like dinosaur with long legs and next to nothing for arms. Archaeopteryx is a not so attractive bird. Daspletosaurus looks like its relative T-Rex. Confuciusornis would be the attractive bird. or the Corythosaurus. The best answer for you is to look at PBSkids.org and look at the dinosaur train segment.
