Archaeopteryx

**Archaeopteryx** are extremely rare dinos that are adored by many for their gorgeous feathers. If you're ever lucky enough to befriend one, they can accompany you on adventures and seek out valuable items and treasure.

## **Where to find**

### Dapplewood Forest

Archaeopteryx are found in the north-west area of Dapplewood Forest, across the bridge north of Agami's house. They are locked behind a log that requires a dinosaur with the Stomper ability.

Occasionally, they can also be found west of the Deinocheirus spawn location.

## **Colourations and Patterns**

This is an in progress list of the colorations and patterns of this dinosaur, rarity included. Colours with weekday names only appear on those days of the week in game. Storm color dinos can only be found during heavy rain.

Archaeopteryx have two known pattern variants.

###  **Common**

* **Bluebell:** Blue body with white underbelly.
* **Celery:** Green body with cream underbelly.
* **Coffee:** Cream body with light brown underbelly.
* **Turquoise:** Turquoise body with white wings.

Bluebell Colour, Simple PatternBluebell Colour, Stripe PatternCelery Colour, Simple PatternCelery Colour, Stripe PatternCoffee Colour, Simple PatternCoffee Colour, Stripe PatternTurquoise Colour, Simple PatternTurquoise Colour, Stripe Pattern
###  **Uncommon**

* **Carrot:** Orange body with yellow-orange underbelly.
* **Coffee Rose:** Grey body with light brown underbelly.
* **Peach:** Pink body with light yellow underbelly.
* **Shamrock:** Light green body with dark green underbelly.
* **Sunray:** Yellow body with light yellow underbelly.
* **Sunset:** Orange-salmon back with cream underbelly.
* **Wisteria:** Pink-purple body with pink underbelly.

Carrot Colour, Simple PatternCarrot Colour, Stripe PatternCoffee Rose Colour, Simple PatternCoffee Rose Colour, Stripe PatternPeach Colour, Simple PatternPeach Colour, Stripe PatternShamrock Colour, Simple PatternShamrock Colour, Stripe PatternSunray Colour, Simple PatternSunray Colour, Stripe PatternSunset Colour, Simple PatternSunset Colour, Stripe PatternWisteria Colour, Simple PatternWisteria Colour, Stripe Pattern
###  **Rare**

* **Cherry:** Dark red body with red underbelly.
* **Grass:** Dark green back with light green underbelly.
* **Ocean:** Yellow body with dark teal underbelly.
* **Seafoam:** Teal body with white white wings.

Cherry Colour, Simple PatternCherry Colour, Stripe PatternGrass Colour, Simple PatternGrass Colour, Stripe PatternOcean Colour, Simple PatternOcean Colour, Stripe PatternSeafoam Colour, Simple PatternSeafoam Colour, Stripe Pattern
###  **Ultra Rare**

* **Albino:** Pure white with red/pink eyes.
* **Melanistic:** Pure black with green eyes.
* **Noble:** Deep purple with lighter purple stripes and accents

Albino Colour, Simple PatternAlbino Stripe PatternNoble Colour, Stripes PatternMelanistic Colour, Stripes Pattern
### **Named**

Willem & Squillem, Agami's Archaeopteryx.
## Archaeopteryx in Real Life

Further information: WP:Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx was an early bird from the Late Triassic period in Earth's history, about 150 million years ago, in what is now modern day Germany. It was the oldest known bird to paleontologists between the 19th and early 21st century, but older members of the group have been proposed such as Anchiornis. Archaeopteryx was small with approximations of the largest of the species only reaching 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) in length. Among its many points of scientific importance, Archaeopteryx is one of the few dinosaurs we know to some degree what colors it would have sported, with dense melanosomes on wing plumage indicating that it had black or dark markings there. It also most likely could not achieve powered flight as many modern birds can, but instead more likely used its wings to glide or climb. It was most likely carnivorous, preying on insects and small vertebrates, hunting on the sub-tropical and semi-arid lagoon islands it inhabited.

Archeopteryx is greek for "Ancient Wing".