{
  "id": 14994933,
  "title": "Chinese Fossil Reveals an Early Bird That Could Not Fly",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/chinese-fossil-reveals-an-early-bird-that-could-not-fly",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-16T16:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/10/16/chinese-fossil-reveals-early-bird-that-could-not-fly/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}