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The 46 pages that link to Archaeopteryx, each with the reason it gives.

• FossilBroader topic: Its fossils preserve feathers alongside skeletal features associated with non-avian theropods.

• PaleontologyBroader topic: Its anatomy has informed study of the origin of birds and flight.

• BirdBroader topic: Its fossils document an early combination of avian and dinosaur features.

• Comparative anatomyBroader topic: Its skeleton preserves a notable mixture of anatomical traits.

• TheropodaBroader topic: Its combination of feathers and skeletal traits illuminates early bird evolution.

• FeatherBroader topic: Its fossil feathers show a flight-capable form near the early history of birds.

• PaleobiologyBroader topic: It provides evidence about the evolution of bird-like traits.

• DinosauriaRelated: Its anatomy documents early stages in the evolution of birds among theropods.

• PterosaurCompared with: Its appearance near pterosaurs highlights a separate evolutionary origin of vertebrate flight.

• MesozoicBroader topic: It illustrates the evolutionary connection between dinosaurs and birds.

• BeakBroader topic: Its toothed jaws contrast with the toothless beaks of most living birds.

• JurassicBroader topic: Its Solnhofen fossils illuminate the evolution of feathered dinosaurs and birds.

• AvialaeBroader topic: Its mixture of feathers, wings, teeth, and a long bony tail illustrates early avialan anatomy.

• Common descentBroader topic: Its mix of traits fits the shared ancestry of birds and other theropod dinosaurs.

• Dinosaur paleontologyRelated: Its anatomy became central evidence for the evolutionary connection between birds and dinosaurs.

• Feathered dinosaurBroader topic: Its fossils preserve feathers in an early bird close to the origin of flight.

• Dinosaur renaissanceRelated: Its anatomy became newly relevant as dinosaur-bird relationships moved to the center of debate.

• ManiraptoraBroader topic: It illustrates the mosaic anatomy found near the early evolution of birds within Maniraptora.

• Vertebrate paleontologyBroader topic: It illuminates the evolution of birds within theropod dinosaurs.

• ConfuciusornisCompared with: It is an older, toothed early avialan that clarifies how distinctive Confuciusornis was.

• Evolution of birdsBroader topic: Its fossils preserve an early combination of traits associated with birds and theropods.

• Late JurassicBroader topic: Its anatomy preserves a notable combination of avian and non-avian dinosaur traits.

• Solnhofen limestoneBroader topic: Solnhofen yielded the first recognized specimen, making it central to debates about bird evolution.

• AvesBroader topic: Its anatomy illustrates the mosaic of traits found near early bird origins.

• Mosaic evolutionBroader topic: Its mixture of feathered wings and ancestral skeletal features offers a classic evolutionary mosaic.

• Stem groupBroader topic: Its placement near the bird crown group makes it a classic example in discussions of stem birds.

• VelociraptorRelated: It offers a well-known comparison for the evolutionary overlap between feathered theropods and birds.

• Long-branch attractionRelated: Its placement has figured in discussions of how sparse sampling and character evolution affect trees.

• CoelurosauriaBroader topic: Its combination of feathers and dinosaurian features illuminates the birdward branch of coelurosaur evolution.

• MicroraptorRelated: Its forelimb-based flight anatomy contrasts with Microraptor's feathered hindlimbs.

• Vertebrate evolutionBroader topic: It illustrates the evolutionary origin of birds within theropod dinosaurs.

• AnchiornisRelated: Its age and feathered anatomy make it a key comparison for Anchiornis's evolutionary significance.

• FurculaBroader topic: Its fossil skeleton preserves a furcula in an early bird-like animal.

• RhamphorhynchusRelated: Its fossils share the celebrated Solnhofen deposits with Rhamphorhynchus.

• Origin of birdsBroader topic: Its anatomy documents an early combination of flight-related and dinosaurian features.

• PaleohistologyBroader topic: Its bone microstructure contributes evidence about growth in an early bird relative.

• ParavesBroader topic: Its anatomy captures an early combination of features associated with birds and other paravians.

• Bird wingBroader topic: Its fossilized wings illuminate early combinations of feathers and forelimb anatomy.

• Evolution of tetrapodsBroader topic: It exemplifies the later evolution of flight within a tetrapod lineage.

• Pterosaur classificationCompared with: It is sometimes confused with flying reptiles, but belongs to the dinosaur lineage, not Pterosauria.

• NeornithesCompared with: It illustrates an early bird relative outside the Neornithes crown.

• History of paleontologyBroader topic: Its discovery became a prominent fossil argument in nineteenth-century debates over evolution.

• IchthyornisCompared with: It preserves a more primitive mixture of dinosaur and bird traits.

• CompsognathusRelated: Its Solnhofen fossils share a deposit with Compsognathus and illuminate Jurassic theropod diversity.

• EnantiornithesCompared with: It predates enantiornithes and anchors comparisons of early bird evolution.

• Transitional fossilBroader topic: Its mixture of traits connects early birds with non-avian theropod dinosaurs.