The oldest fossil of a modern bird, dating from the age of dinosaurs, has been discovered, a new study reports.. The tiny fossil, nicknamed the "wonderchicken," includes a nearly complete skull ...

A 69-million-year-old fossilized skull unearthed in Antarctica could rewrite the history of modern birds. The nearly complete ...

A fossil skull from a toothy early relative of today's birds shows a weirdly modern skull configuration, raising new questions about the early evolution of birds.

Fossil bird's skull reconstruction reveals a brain made for smelling and eyes made for daylight. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 10 ...

The fossil, described by Dr. Field and colleagues today in Nature, is between 66.7 and 66.8 million years old, making it “the oldest known fossil that’s clearly part of the modern bird family ...

Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6 foot-tall (1.40 meters) flightless bird called Diatryma roamed the Geiseltal region in ...

A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today, according to new ...

Fossilized Species Had the Body of a Bird and Skull of a Dinosaur This creature could help resolve the mystery of the T. rex turning into a chicken. Monisha Ravisetti Former Science Writer.

Geese have a reputation for being aggressive birds, so imagine one that’s more than 6.6 ft tall and weighs about 507 lb. That’s Genyornis newtoni, an Ice Age “thunder bird” from Australia ...