Jurassic, Bird and Fossil

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 looked much more like modern birds due to its short tail
149-Million-Year-Old Fossil Pushes Origins of Birds to the Jurassic Period
Pinpointing when birds diverged completely from dinosaurs has long remained a paleontological mystery.
Scientists Discover Oldest Bird Fossils, Rewrite History of Avian Evolution
Baminornis is a landmark discovery and ranks among the most important bird fossils unearthed since the discovery
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.
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,
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
Museum With Renowned Dinosaur Fossils Gets a $25 Million Gift
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, home to the Tyrannosaurus rex holotype and a famous Diplodocus, will ...
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This 69-Million-Year-Old Duck-like Skull Reveals How Modern Birds Survived the Dinosaurs
The discovery of a 69-million-year-old bird fossil is reshaping our understanding of avian evolution.
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Collagen discovered in 70 million-year-old dinosaur fossil
The findings shed light on how proteins like collagen may survive for millions of years within dinosaur bones.
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The Mystery of the Cretaceous Pompeii
paleontologists have been pulling complete dinosaur skeletons from the rocks of the Lujiatun in Liaoning Province, most of them seemingly posed in perfect rest. These fossils include all ...
‘World’s most famous piece of puke’ discovered as 66 MILLION-year-old dinosaur-era fish vomit found fossilised in rock
A SCIENTIST made a bizarre discovery after breaking open a piece of chalk and finding 66 million-year-old fish vomit. The find dating back to the age of the dinosaurs was made by fossil hunter ...
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Hunting the past: Sioux Cityans to exhibit rare 'Hell Creek' dinosaur fossils at public museum
SIOUX CITY -- Tail and femur bones of the ostrich-like Struthiomimus, a frill from a Triceratops and the complete ... "Dinosaurs of the Hell Creek." The Hell Creek Formation, one of the most ...