Archaeopteryx Solnhofen Lagoon T-Shirt — Plate 042

The Archaeopteryx perched on a shrub above a shallow lagoon, reconstructed from the fossil evidence rather than from the movies.

Plate 042 of the Deep Time Atlas: museum-style paleo-art of Archaeopteryx lithographica, reconstructed from fossil evidence and current research.

Field notes

• Period and age: Late Jurassic, ~150 Ma
• Where fossils are found: Solnhofen, Bavaria (Germany)
• Group: Early Birds
• Setting in the art: A coastline lined with conifers, cycads, ginkgoes, ferns, horsetails, with no flowers or grass, which had not evolved yet
• What the fossils tell us: Transitional early bird: feathers, teeth, clawed fingers, bony tail

The shirt

• Bella+Canvas 3001 unisex tee, 100% combed and ring-spun cotton (heather colors are a cotton-poly blend)
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²), soft and lightweight
• Pre-shrunk, side-seamed, shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Printed on demand (DTG) for you; blank sourced from Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras or the US

Note: the fabric is slightly sheer and may show through a little in lighter colors.

Care: wash cold inside out, tumble dry low or hang dry, do not iron the print.