In Popular Culture
Archaeopteryx has long been considered the earliest known bird; it has thus received widespread attention. Its easily recognizable appearance, and the public's interest in dinosaurs, have made Archaeopteryx a feature of worldwide popular culture.
A main belt asteroid discovered in 1991, 9860 Archaeopteryx, was named in honour of the genus.
In one of the "strangest" appearances of Archaeopteryx in popular culture, Alfred Jarry's 1897 play Ubu cocu, ou l'Archéopteryx ('Ubu cuckolded, or the Archaeopteryx'), includes an Archaeopteryx as an important character.
Canadian outdoor apparel and equipment company Arc'teryx depicts a fossilized Archaeopteryx in its logo design.
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