Scientists Have Uncovered One of the Oldest Birds Ever – And It’s Unlike Anything We’ve Seen

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Scientists discovered two Jurassic bird fossils in China, pushing back bird diversification by 20 million years. One, Baminornis zhenghensis, had a short tail and mixed dinosaur-like and bird-like traits. The second, an isolated furcula, may belong to Ornithuromorpha but requires further study. A research team led by Professor Min Wang from the Institute of Vertebrate [...]


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