Archaeopteryx Took Off with Series of Hops, Not One Big Leap: Study
Archaeopteryx — the first ever bird to inhabit the Earth — may have hopped its way into the…
Chinese fossil find shows birds shed their dinosaur tails step by step
A fossil found in China suggests modern birds shed the long, bony tails of their dinosaur ancestors through…
New Jurassic Fossil Reveals How Birds Lost Their Dinosaur Tails
Paleontologists in China have described a small, previously unknown Jurassic bird whose short tail offers new evidence for…
How dinosaurs evolved into birds: Evolution from Deinonychus to the pigeons |
A pigeon pecking at crumbs in a city square rarely attracts much attention. It is easy to see…
Paleontologists Reconstruct Ecology of Archaeopteryx
A comprehensive new review by Field Museum of Natural History paleontologists draws together the latest fossil evidence —…
Archaeopteryx’s Feeding-Related Structures Reflect Elevated Demands of Flight, Scientists Say
New research led by Field Museum of Natural History paleontologists suggests that Archaeopteryx, the oldest known bird, had…