Archaeopteryx is a bird-like flying reptile that appears in Disney's Fantasia.
Physical Description
The Archaeopteryx is very bird-like, though it is not technically a dinosaur. It has pink feathers starting at its neck, which extends along its back, wings, and down to the very end of its tail.
Appearances
Fantasia
An Archaeopteryx appears in The Rite of Spring segment of Fantasia. It is seen perched on a tree branch watching the Tyrannosaurus Rex battle it out with the Stegosaurus. Archaeopteryx is later attacked by a Troodon.
Trivia
- In real life, Archaeopteryx is considered both a bird and a dinosaur; it is classified as a deinonychosaur, meaning that it is most closely related to Velociraptor and other Dromaeosaurs along with birds.
- In 2011, color was discerned in the feathers of Archaeopteryx by palaeontologists through examination of fossil pigments using an electron microscope and x-rays, making it one of the few dinosaurs for which color is actually known. Other dinosaurs for which color is known include three or four species from China. Thus, it was shown that Archaeopteryx's true color was differing shades of black, much like the color of a crow or raven.