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A New, Prehistoric Fossil Sheds Light on How Birds Took to the Skies

Discover Magazine - Thu 21 Nov 19

The 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 19

A 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 19

Japanese fossil find suggests complex evolution.

A New, Prehistoric Bird Sheds Light on How They Took to the Skies

Discover Magazine - Thu 14 Nov 19

An 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 19

About 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 19

This ancient bird has a modern tail bone.

Stunning Fossil Discovery Uncovers the Second-Most Primitive Flying Bird

Gizmodo - Thu 14 Nov 19

Paleontologists 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 19

The 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 19

A previously unknown species of primitive bird has a tail feature associated with flight in modern birds.