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Jurassic jackpot: 149-million-year-old short-tailed bird fossil discovered in China
Researchers state that the fossils prove that birds had already diversified by the end of the Jurassic period.
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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 ...
China Jurassic fossil discovery sheds light on bird origin
A research team led by Professor Wang Min from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the ...
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The Mosaic of the House of the Birds in Italica is the Most Complete and Varied Avian Representation in the Roman World
Frontal detail of the mosaic of the House of the Birds in Italica. Credit: Emilio J. Rodríguez Posada / Wikimedia Commons Other mosaics in the house also feature geometric, vegetal motifs, and, to a ...
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European Starling
Birds begin a complete molt into adultlike plumage soon after fledging, and briefly exhibit a striking mosaic of juvenal and adult feathers. Abundant. Breeding: needs natural or artificial cavities.
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China's Jurassic fossil discovery sheds light on bird origins
"Previously, the oldest record of short-tailed birds is from the Early Cretaceous. Baminornis zhenghensis is the sole ...