Archaeopteryx, a magpie sized animal, is known from the early 1860’s when first a fossilised feather and then a headless specimen were found in Bavaria, Southeast Germany. The limestone rock the creatures have been found in are fine grained and preserve the imprints of feathers. However, there has not been enough detail to answer the question are the feathers strong enough to allow flight? Various different theories have been suggested that Archaeopteryx only lived on the ground, that it used its wings to flap up trees, or that it was capable of full flight.
Can Archaeopteryx really fly?
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