Feathers and flight

Feathers and flight

Exploration · Jurassic

Feathers and flight

Starting point · 160 Ma

Explore different combinations of feathers, forelimbs and tails.

Feathers and flight
Interpretive reconstruction

These organisms are comparison subjects, not a chain of direct ancestors. Dates are observation anchors, not exact species durations.

  1. Anchiornis huxleyi

    160 Ma

    Anchiornis huxleyi
  2. Archaeopteryx lithographica

    150 Ma

    Archaeopteryx lithographica
  3. Sinosauropteryx prima

    125 Ma

    Sinosauropteryx prima
  4. Confuciusornis sanctus

    125 Ma

    Confuciusornis sanctus
  5. Microraptor gui

    120 Ma

    Microraptor gui

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