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Chapters: Cretaceous Birds, Jurassic Birds, Archaeopteryx, Hesperornis, Confuciusornis, Baptornis, Piksi, Jeholornis, Gallornis, Ichthyornis, Longipteryx, Avisaurus, Yanornis, Concornis, Neogaeornis, Sapeornis, Confuciusornithidae, Polarornis, Nanantius, Palaeocursornis, Torotix, Yungavolucris, Gansus, Iberomesornis, Zhongornis, Lectavis, Yixianornis, Hulsanpes, Hongshanornis, Omnivoropteryx, Vescornis, Wyleyia, Vegavis, Eurolimnornis, Gurilynia, Jibeinia, Jixiangornis, Liaoningornis, Sinornis, Gobipteryx, Neuquenornis, Liaoxiornis, Proornis, Cuspirostrisornis, Alexornis, Cathayornis, Wellnhoferia, Largirostrornis, Yandangornis, Shanweiniao, Aberratiodontus, Eoalulavis, Enaliornis, Vorona, Hebeiornis, Ambiortus, Gargantuavis, Enantiornis, Patagopteryx, Zhongjianornis, Kuszholia, Asiahesperornis, Abavornis, Soroavisaurus, Pengornis, Elsornis, Zhylgaia, Boluochia, Protopteryx, Zhyraornis, Hollanda, Dalianraptor, Incolornis, Hesperornithidae, Dapingfangornis, Sazavis, Tytthostonyx, Eoconfuciusornis, Eoenantiornis, Halimornis, Kizylkumavis, Eocathayornis, Noguerornis, Longirostravis, Longchengornis, Lenesornis. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 239. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: A. lithographica Meyer, 1861 (type) Archaeopteryx (pronounced ), sometimes referred to by its German name Urvogel ("original bird" or "first bird"), is the earliest and most primitive bird known. The name derives from the Ancient Greek (archaos) meaning "ancient," and (pteryx), meaning "wing." Archaeopteryx lived during the Late Jurassic Period around 150145 million years ago, in what is now southern Germany during a time when Europe was an archipelago of islands in a shallow warm tropical sea, much closer to the equator than it is now. Similar in size and shape to a European Magpie, Archaeopteryx could grow to about...http: //booksllc.net/?id=299
