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Published New fossil birds discovered near China’s Great Wall – one had a movable, sensitive 'chin' - New Fossil Birds Discovered Near China’s Great Wall – One Had a Movable, Sensitive 'Chin'
(via sciencedaily.com) Two new species of fossil birds that lived alongside the dinosaurs have ben discovered near the Grea...
Published Unusual sex chromosomes of platypus, emu and pekin duck - Unusual Sex Chromosomes of Platypus, Emu, and Pekin Duck
(via sciencedaily.com) Three studies uncovered the unusual sex chromosomes of platypus, emu and Pekin duck. Platypus have f...
Published Dinosaur faces and feet may have popped with color - Dinosaur Faces and Feet May Have Popped with Color
(via sciencedaily.com) A study finds that there is a 50 percent chance that the common ancestor of birds and dinosaurs had...
Published Predatory dinosaurs such as T. rex sported lizard-like lips - Predatory Dinosaurs such as T. Rex Sported Lizard-Like Lips
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study suggests that predatory dinosaurs, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, did not have permanently e...
Published Flightless bird species at risk of extinction - Flightless Bird Species at Risk of Extinction
(via sciencedaily.com) Bird species that have lost the ability to fly through evolution have become extinct more often than...
Published Henderson island fossils reveal new Polynesian sandpiper species - Henderson Island Fossils Reveal New Polynesian Sandpiper Species
(via sciencedaily.com) Fossil bones collected in the early 1990s on Henderson Island, part of the Pitcairn Group, have reve...
Published Quartz crystals in the stomach of fossil bird complicates the mystery of its diet - Quartz Crystals in the Stomach of Fossil Bird Complicates the Mystery of Its Diet
(via sciencedaily.com) The fossil of a bird that lived alongside the dinosaurs was found with some sort of rocks in its sto...
Published Extinct Caribbean bird's closest relatives hail from Africa, South Pacific - Extinct Caribbean Bird's Closest Relatives Hail from Africa, South Pacific
(via sciencedaily.com) In a genetic surprise, ancient DNA shows the closest family members of an extinct bird known as the...
Published How new bird species arise - How New Bird Species Arise: Understanding the Process of Speciation
(via sciencedaily.com) Much of a centuries-old debate over where and how new bird species form has now been resolved. Resea...
Published Fleshing out the bones of Quetzalcoatlus, Earth's largest flier ever - Fleshing out the Bones of Quetzalcoatlus, Earth's Largest Flier Ever
(via sciencedaily.com) Though discovered more than 45 years ago, fossils of Earth's largest flying animal, Quetzalcoatlus,...