Introduces the different types of dinosaurs that flourished in the Jurassic Period, discussing how they may have developed the ability to fly and focusing on the fossil remains of a flying dinosaur, the Archaeopteryx.

Originally published: Il Delitto : Giurassico : Impararono a Volare. Milano : Editoriale Jaca Book, 2008.

A Jurassic mystery -- To find out more -- The Jurassic -- Taphonomy -- The Jurassic period -- The fossils of Solnhofen, Germany -- The development of flight in vertebrates -- The Pterosaurs -- The Archaeopteryx -- Glossary.