earliest fossil archaeopteryx found eichstaett bavaria germany

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Earliest Fossil of Archaeopteryx found in Eichstaett, Bavaria, Germany

Cast of the Berlin Archaeopteryx specimen A. siemensii, found in 1874 or 1875 near Eichstaett, Bavaria, Germany, one of the best preserved fossils of the earliest reptilian birds with feathers visible.