Discovery of the oldest Jurassic fossils sheds light on bird origin
Birds are the most diverse land vertebrates. Some studies suggest their earliest diversification dates back to the Jurassic period, around 145 million years ago. However, the early history of birds is unclear due to a fragmentary fossil record, with Archaeopteryx being the only widely accepted Jurassic bird.
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Scientists Uncover Fossil of a Terror Bird That Could Be the Largest Ever Known, Stood Over 8 Feet TallScientists have found what could be the largest "terror bird" ever known, from a fossil in Colombia's Tatacoa Desert, according to the journal Papers in Palaeontology ...
A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird — a mallard duck-size creature related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today ...
There are about 40 specimens of the bird in the Geiseltal Collection. "Diatryma was probably a rare guest in the Geisetal. Otherwise, there would probably be more fossils," concludes Stache.
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