When a fossil ... the earliest known bird — and now, a remarkable specimen that was off-limits to scientists for decades is offering previously unseen evidence about the first bird’s ability ...

A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known ... first described Vegavis 20 years ago, but many were skeptical that it represented a modern or crown bird species.

(CNN) — When a fossil ... earliest known bird — and now, a remarkable specimen that was off-limits to scientists for decades is offering previously unseen evidence about the first bird ...

The bird, discovered in central Colombia nearly two decades ago, was only recently identified as what may be the largest ...

Reuters reported that the fossil is ... complete of the 14 known fossils of the specimens identified since 1861. The first Archaeopteryx fossil, which showed reptile and bird-like features ...

Scientists in China have pushed the timeline of avian evolution back by 20 million years with the discovery of the world’s earliest known ... modern bird species. The fossil of B. zhenghensis, a bird ...

Researchers have known relatively little ... Sponsor Message Piecing together how bird brains evolved has been a challenge. First, most of the fossil evidence dates back to tens of millions ...