More Mysterious Than the Dodo: This Unremarkable-Looking Bird Is Evolution’s Greatest Puzzle
The blue-headed quail dove is a uniquely ancient species with no close relatives and is now on the brink of extinction. At ...
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Officials reveal astonishing comeback of species linked to ancient legends: 'If they thrive, we thrive'
"Recovering threatened and endangered species is bigger than any one community or agency." Officials reveal astonishing ...
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An Ancient Bird Was Found Fossilized with its Egg Inside, Hints at Possible Death Due to Unborn Infant
This was the strongest evidence known of ancient birds producing this tissue during reproduction. The outermost layer of the ...
Ancient mammals had mostly dark brown coats during the dinosaur era, new study reveals
Ancient mammals that lived in the time of dinosaurs were mostly the same dark-brown colour, according to a new study ...
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45-million-year-old giant bird skull misidentified for decades, finally recognized
This fossilized skull belonged to now-extinct Diatryma, a flightless bird that reached heights of 4.6 feet (1.40 meters). This fearsome giant dominated the ancient Geiseltal region in Germany.
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Ancient relative of geese is the earliest known modern bird
The bird’s beak shape ... Jacqueline Nguyen at the Australian Museum in Sydney says this ancient species has been subject to a lot of debate among avian evolutionary scientists, but the new ...
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Ancient bird skull found in Antarctica could be oldest known modern bird
Unlike findings in Madagascar and Argentina, where ancient birds had teeth and long tails, it seems Antarctica had a unique development path for birds during that time.
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Living Fossils: Animals That Outlived the Dinosaurs
Deep in the Amazon rainforest, hoatzin chicks hatch with clawed fingers on their wings, an evolutionary trait seen in prehistoric birds. Scientists have debated its ancestry, but fossils suggest ...