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Archaeopteryx
Meyer, 1861
(bird)
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†Archaeopterygidae (Family)
..†Wellnhoferia (Genus)
..†Archaeopteryx (Genus)
....†Archaeopteryx bavarica (Species)
....†Archaeopteryx lithographica (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
H. von Meyer, 1861
Original name, rank & spelling
:
von Meyer, H. 1861.
Types
Type of
:
†
Archaeopterygidae
(Family)
Huxley, 1871
Ref:
G. Olshevsky, 1991
: 123; [<14 Nov 2025].
[inferred]
Type, by monotypy
:
†
Archaeopteryx lithographica
H. von Meyer, 1861
Variants
Different spelling
:
†
Archeopteryx
(Genus)
Owen, 1864[1863]
Homonyms
Junior homonym (allowed)
:
Archaeopteryx
(Minor planet)
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
: 22 Oct 2025.
Synonyms
Including
:
†
Archaeornis
(Genus)
Petronievics, 1917
Ref:
K. Padian, 2004
: [211].
Including
:
†
Griphornis
(Genus)
Woodward, 1862
Including
:
†
Griphosaurus
(Genus)
Wagner, 1861
Ref:
K. Padian, 2004
: [211].
Including
:
†
Jurapteryx
(Genus)
Howgate, 1985
Ref:
K. Padian, 2004
: [211].
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