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Definition of Archaeopteryx lithographica
1. Noun. Extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds.
Exact synonyms: Archaeopteryx, Archeopteryx
Generic synonyms: Bird
Group relationships: Genus Archaeopteryx, Genus Archeopteryx
Generic synonyms: Bird
Group relationships: Genus Archaeopteryx, Genus Archeopteryx
Lexicographical Neighbors of Archaeopteryx Lithographica
Literary usage of Archaeopteryx lithographica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Creation, Or, The Development of the Earth and Its by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel, Edwin Ray Lankester (1880)
"This fossil is the Primaeval Griffin, or Archaeopteryx lithographica, of which
as yet only one specimen has been found in the lithographic slate at ..."
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