Keywords: Archæopteryx, fig 1, Nordisk familjebok.png inaccurate paleoart yes yes Wrong tail feather and head shape From http //runeberg org/nfba/0758 html Nordisk familjebok 'Nordic family book' an encyclopedic dictionary 1904 This reconstruction shows the impact of the fossil on popular understanding of evolution It is correct in showing a combination of bird-like and reptile-like features though it has reconstructed Archaeopteryx as perching a trait only found in the Neoaves and the tail naked except for the side feathers the top would have been covered in feathers too Archaeopteryx life restorations PD-Ugglan |