A New, Prehistoric Fossil Sheds Light on How Birds Took to the Skies
Discover Magazine - Thu 21 Nov 19The bird's fossil was found with its 3D structure intact — a rare find that helped paleontologists glean insights into the development of flight.
Researchers in Japan uncover fossil of bird from Early Cretaceous
Phys.org - Mon 18 Nov 19A combined team of researchers from Japan and China has announced the finding and study of the fossilized remains of a bird from the Early Cretaceous. In their paper published in the journal ...
This old bird did shake its tail feathers
Cosmos Magazine - Sun 17 Nov 19Japanese fossil find suggests complex evolution.
A New, Prehistoric Bird Sheds Light on How They Took to the Skies
Discover Magazine - Thu 14 Nov 19An artist's reconstruction of what Fukuipteryx prima may have looked like. (Credit: Masanori Yoshida) It was a typical Japanese summer — hot, humid and cloudy — when archaeologists pulled ...
Strange pigeon-sized bird that flew above the dinosaurs 120 million years ago is unearthed in Japan
Daily Mail - Fri 15 Nov 19About the size of a pigeon, the creature had grey and brown feathers. It could shake its tail, and possibly flap its wings.
Image of the Day: Fukuipteryx Fossil
The Scientist - Fri 15 Nov 19This ancient bird has a modern tail bone.
Stunning Fossil Discovery Uncovers the Second-Most Primitive Flying Bird
Gizmodo - Thu 14 Nov 19Paleontologists in Japan have uncovered the fossilized remains of a 120-million-year-old flying dinosaur that’s seriously shaking up the bird family tree.Read more...
120M-year-old bird that lived during the age of dinosaurs discovered in Japan
FOXNews - Thu 14 Nov 19The fossils of a bird that lived 120 million years ago, during the age of dinosaurs, have been discovered in Japan.
Dinosaur-Era Bird Preserved in 3D Could Rewrite History of Flight
Livescience - Thu 14 Nov 19A previously unknown species of primitive bird has a tail feature associated with flight in modern birds.