Groundbreaking Bird Fossil Challenges Jurassic Evolution Theory
A 150-million-year-old fossil discovery in China has rewritten a central page in the book of avian evolution. The fossil, Baminornis zhenghensis, is a bird that bears a mix of dinosaurian and modern features. This find challenges the long-held notion that Archaeopteryx was the sole representative of Jurassic-era birds. Baminornis possesses a fused pygostyle, a compound … Read more