Smithsonian Magazine10d
Paleontologists Discover Fossil of the Oldest Known Modern Bird—but It Raises More Questions Than It Answers
As detailed in a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, the researchers claim the fossil to be the oldest known ...
New Scientist4d
Quail-sized feathered dinosaur may be the earliest known bird
A fossil from China that’s 150 million years old may be the world’s earliest known ... and bird features in some very early representatives of the bird-like theropods”. “These first ...
Fossil of oldest known modern bird discovered in Antarctica
A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...
AOL3d
Jurassic fossil from China rewrites history of bird evolution
Birds evolved from small feathered dinosaurs. Based on the new discovery, the first ... bird known from the Jurassic, which ended roughly 145 million years ago. "This fossil (Baminornis) indicates ...
KRDO11d
Skull fossil discovery reveals oldest known modern bird
(CNN) — 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 ...
CNN10d
Fossil of oldest known modern bird discovered in Antarctica
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.