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Ancient ‘terror birds’ were giant apex predators. Suspected new species is among the largest ever known
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Incredibly rare fossil of a baby bird sheds new light on evolution of prehistoric fliers
The bird is thought to have lived ever so briefly around 127 million years ago, and belonged to a group of ancient avians that were something of a half-way point between dinosaurs and modern day ...
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Game birds
Their thick legs and big feet are adapted to regular walking ... These features are especially common in this ancient bird lineage, suggesting these traits could be evolutionary holdovers from ...
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Look Inside an Ancient Egyptian Bird Mummy
Image (from CT scan) by Salima Ikram and others, South African Mummy Project Team Peering inside the linen wrappings of an ancient Egyptian bird mummy, a CT scan has revealed a true rara avis—a ...
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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.