New Scientist on MSN2d
Quail-sized feathered dinosaur may be the earliest known bird
Archaeopteryx, long considered the earliest fossil bird, could be knocked off its perch by Baminornis zhenghensis, which ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN20h
Scientists Discover ‘Groundbreaking’ Jurassic Fossil That Could Overhaul the Evolutionary History of Birds
Researchers in China found Baminornis zhenghensis, which lived at roughly the same time as the famous Archaeopteryx but ...
Why this Jurassic bird fossil from China might rewrite evolutionary history
The short-tailed find with the forelimb of a raptor is an extremely rare example of the transition from dinosaurs to birds ...
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China's Jurassic fossil discovery sheds light on bird origins
"Previously, the oldest record of short-tailed birds is from the Early Cretaceous. Baminornis zhenghensis is the sole ...
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Jurassic bird fossils found in Fujian rewrite history of avian evolution
Wang Min, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, speaks ...
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Earliest modern bird lived in Antarctica 69 million years ago
Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...
IFLScience on MSN7h
Two Jurassic Fossils Could Be The Earliest True Birds Ever Found
Two fossils suggest that birds were thriving and diversifying in China as the Jurassic Period closed, new research reveals.
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Discovery of the oldest Jurassic fossils sheds light on bird origin
Birds are the most diverse land vertebrates. Some studies suggest their earliest diversification dates back to the Jurassic ...
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Bird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation to mammals
The strain had previously been found only in birds and people. Most bird flu infections in dairy cattle in the US have been the B3.13 variant, or what’s become known as the “cattle clade.” ...
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Dinosaur-Era Bird Skull Sheds Light on Avian Evolution
A new study in Nature describing a fossil of a nearly complete and intact bird skull from Antarctica is shedding light on the early evolution of today's birds and avian diversity at the end of the Age ...
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Celebrate the Great Backyard Bird Count at Flathead Lake State Park
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks invites the public to enjoy birding activities in conjunction with the Great Backyard Bird Count at the Wayfarers Unit of Flathead Lake State Park in Bigfork. The Great ...
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This giant fish that gulps down birds is the stuff nightmares are made of
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