Chinese Fossil Reveals an Early Bird That Could Not Fly
A fossil from southeastern China is challenging the idea that early bird evolution was driven primarily by the development of flight. Named Yuezhuornis yangyuanensis, the crow-sized animal lived about 150 million years ago, but its unusually short wings and long hindlimbs indicate that it was adapted to life on the ground rather than powered flight. […]
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