Scientists Discover 'Groundbreaking' Jurassic Fossil That Could Overhaul the Evolutionary History of Birds
Researchers have discovered a 149-million-year-old bird fossil in southeastern China, featuring a short tail structure that could rewrite the evolutionary history of birds. As detailed in a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature,
China Jurassic fossil discovery sheds light on bird origin
A research team led by Professor Wang Min from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered two bird fossils in Jurassic-era rocks from Fujian Province in southeast China.
Jurassic Fossil Discovered in China Sheds New Light on Origin of Birds
Scientists have discovered the oldest bird fossil shedding light on birds' origin in China, and reshaping the timeline of bird evolution.
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 Chinese palaeontologists have found what could be the world's oldest bird fossil,
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 the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today, according to new research.
Jurassic fossil from China rewrites history of bird evolution
Scientists have unearthed in southeastern China the fossil of a quail-sized bird that lived about 150 million years ago during the Jurassic Period and possessed surprisingly modern traits, a discovery that rewrites the history of avian evolution.
Jurassic jackpot: 149-million-year-old short-tailed bird fossil discovered in China
Researchers state that the fossils prove that birds had already diversified by the end of the Jurassic period.
Jurassic fossil discovery in east China sheds new light on origin of birds
Chinese scientists have unearthed the oldest short-tailed bird fossil, dating back about 150 million years, in east China's Fujian Province. This suggests that birds might have originated earlier than previously thought.
150-million-year-old fossil shows early bird diversification in the Jurassic Period
The bird has a short tail ending in a pygostyle, an important aerodynamic innovation moving the center of mass forward toward the wings.
Paleontologists Discovered the Oldest Modern Bird Ever Found, Which Might Have Shared the World with a T. Rex
A newly unearthed 69-million-year-old fossil is shaking up long-standing debates among paleontologists about when modern birds emerged. The discovery of a nearly complete skull from the extinct bird Vegavis iaai suggests that the ancestors of today’s birds coexisted with dinosaurs before the infamous Chicxulub impactor wiped out 75% of Earth’s
Underwater fossil bed discovered by collectors preserves rare slice of Florida's past
About half a million years ago, several horses, sloths and armadillos fell into a sinkhole in Florida's Big Bend region and ...
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Paleontologists Discover Fossil of the Oldest Known Modern Bird—but It Raises More Questions Than It Answers
Julia Clarke, a co-author of the study and a paleontologist from the University of Texas at Austin, first identified Vegavis ...