'One-of-a-Kind' Fossil From Age of Dinosaurs Reveals New Early Bird Species
Paleontologists have revealed a previously unknown species of early bird following the discovery of a remarkable "one-of-a-kind" fossil. The prehistoric species, named Navaornis hestiae, lived approximately 80 million years ago—before the mass extinction event that wiped out all non-avian dinosaurs,
Bird brain from the age of dinosaurs reveals roots of avian intelligence
However, the brain anatomy of Navaornis poses a new question: how did opposite ... displays or other complex social behavior." "This discovery shows that some of the birds flying over the heads of dinosaurs already had a fully modern skull geometry more ...
'One-of-a-kind' skull fossil from Brazil reveals bird brain evolution
The brains of today's birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity rivaled only by mammals. But how the avian brain evolved over many millions of years from an ancestral dinosaurian form has long puzzled scientists.
80 million-year-old dinosaur-era fossil bird offers insight into brain evolution
Interestingly, this fossil fills a 70-million-year-long gap in our knowledge between the early bird-like dinosaurs (Archaeopteryx) and modern birds.
Prehistoric ‘bird brain’ fossil reveals evolution of avian intelligence
A bird brain from the age of dinosaurs reveals the roots of avian intelligence, according to a new study. The "one of a kind" fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique brains and intelligence of modern birds evolved,
Dinosaur-Era Bird Fills A 70-Million-Year Gap In The Evolution Of Bird Intelligence
An almost perfect intermediate between Archaeopteryxand modern birds has been discovered with its skull preserved in extraordinary three-dimension. To find such an intact fossil bird that dates back to the Mesozoic is almost unheard of,
Forget Rex, a new type of Tyrannosaurus has been discovered
Some bones forgotten in a drawer for more than 20 years turned out to be from a species of dinosaur never seen before.
Scientists Solve Riddle Of World’s Best-Preserved Dinosaurs
For more than 20 years, the Yixian Formation has produced exceptionally preserved fossils of feathered dinosaurs, but a new ...
Dinosaurs discovered in ‘Chinese Pompeii’ actually died in extremely boring ways
Feathers and other intact soft tissue samples found in some of the fossils even helped prove that modern birds almost ...
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Dinosaur bone discovery sparks new paleontological interest
In northern Tajikistan, in the Sughd region, scientists have discovered a dinosaur bone dated 85 million years ago. During ...
Opening of N.J. dinosaur fossil park and museum pushed back for a 2nd time
Officials at the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum of Rowan University were hoping to open this fall after a summer opening was ...
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Fossil of new ancient mammal found in Colorado
"To me, it's always exciting to get to name something new, something that's brand new to science ... "In the same rocks ...
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A Rare Triassic Fossil Found in Brazil Could Shed Light on the Origin of Dinosaurs
The 237-million-year-old remains are among the oldest silesaurid fossils ever found, adding to paleontologists' understanding ...
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How did the world’s best-preserved dinosaurs die?
The Psittacosaurus dinosaur fossils discovered in the Yixian Formation stood out for their remarkable state of preservation.