'One-of-a-Kind' Fossil From Age of Dinosaurs Reveals New Early Bird Species
Researchers hope the "exquisitely preserved" fossil will cast new light on an enduring mystery in paleontology.
Small fossil has big implications for bird brain evolution
Birds descended from the dinosaurs, but researchers have known relatively little about how the bird's brain took shape over millions of years. A new fossil sheds light on that mystery.
Fossil Discovery Sheds Light on Bird Brain Evolution
A unique fossil discovery in Brazil provides new insights into bird brain evolution, while a study highlights drastic population declines in African elephants over the past 50 years. The skull of a bird species,
‘One of a kind’ fossil from the age of dinosaurs reveals roots of bird intelligence
The fossil bird, which has been named Navaornis hestiae, lived approximately 80 million years ago in what is now Brazil, before the mass extinction event that killed all non-avian dinosaurs. It was discovered by palaeontologist William Nava, for whom the species is now named after.
'One-Of-A-Kind' Skull Fossil From Brazil Reveals Bird Brain Evolution
One-Of-A-Kind' Skull Fossil From Brazil Reveals Bird Brain Evolution By Will Dunham (Reuters) - The brains of today's birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity rivaled only by mammals.
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.
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Exquisite bird fossil provides clues to the evolution of avian brains
Palaeontologists have pieced together the brain structure of a bird that lived 80 million years ago named Navaornis hestiae, ...
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Ancient ‘terror birds’ were giant apex predators. Suspected new species is among the largest ever known
Analyzing a leg bone from a fossil site in Colombia, scientists have identified a massive “terror bird” that lived about 12 ...
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The Audubon Center in Northern California Where You’ll See More Than 160 Bird Species in a Single Afternoon
From cranes to warblers and everything in between, the waterfront trails at Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary in California ...
This smart bird feeder is the best way to birdwatch at home
The Bird Buddy is a smart bird feeder that can identify the birds who stop by your home. But is it worth buying?
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Bird brain from the age of dinosaurs reveals roots of avian intelligence
"This fossil represents a species at the midpoint along the evolutionary journey of bird cognition," said Field, who is ...
How A WWII Snake Drove 10+ Species Extinct In Just A Few Years—Most Were Birds
There’s millions of invasive snakes on this tiny island, where they were accidentally introduced during World War II. Since ...
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Warmer weather confusing birds in Wisconsin
The unusually warm fall is causing some migratory birds to extend their summer vacation in southeast Wisconsin rather than ...
A comparison of bat and bird wings reveals their evolutionary paths are vastly different
They can climb onto other animals to drink their blood, pluck insects from leaves or hover to drink nectar from tropical ...