If Archaeopteryx was discovered today, it would most likely be classified as yet another non-avian maniraptor.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Archaeopteryx fossil provides further insight into bird, dinosaur evolution - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

“If Archaeopteryx was discovered today, it would most likely be classified as yet another non-avian maniraptor.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Archaeopteryx fossil provides further insight into bird, dinosaur evolution - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Please read it as “If Archaeopteryx was discovered today, I think there is a good chance that it would be classified as yet another non-avian maniraptor” instead.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Archaeopteryx fossil provides further insight into bird, dinosaur evolution - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

After reading over my post again, I think the above sentence is a bit too strong to have been made by someone like me who isn’t an authority on maniraptor phylogeny.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Archaeopteryx fossil provides further insight into bird, dinosaur evolution - The Panda's Thumb] Reference