186 1 In August, German paleontologist von Meyer announced the discovery of a feather fossil in this stratum. Before people could react to the news, more than a month later, von Meyer announced that a relatively complete fossil specimen (missing a head) had been found in the same place. This fossil specimen clearly shows that this ancient creature has a pair of feathered wings. Feng Meyer named it "Archaeopteryx Lithography", which means "slate with ancient wings" and translated it as "Archaeopteryx" in Chinese.

The owner of the quarry where the archaeopteryx fossil was unearthed gave it to Carl, a local doctor and fossil collector, as a reward for treating the disease. Haberland. Later, in order to make a dowry for her daughter, Haberlander offered to sell the specimen to the outside world. Richard, head of the natural history department of the British Museum? Owen was recognized as the authority of paleontology at that time and the main opponent of Darwin's theory of evolution. He thinks archaeopteryx fossil is a great threat, and he is determined to buy it at any cost and control it in his own hands. He will make an authoritative appraisal himself. 1 862 65438+1October1archaeopteryx arrived in the British Museum and remained there, which is called "London Specimen".