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Why Did This Extinct Bird Have Such a Weird, Long Toe?

July 12, 2019July 13, 2019Becky FerreiraComments Off on Why Did This Extinct Bird Have Such a Weird, Long Toe?
The Cretaceous Period flier, trapped in amber 99 million years ago, had features unlike any bird living today.
Tagged Amber, Birds, Current Biology (Journal), Endangered and Extinct Species, Fossils, Myanmar, OConnor, Jingmai, Paleontology, Xing, Lida, your-feed-science
Becky Ferreira
https://www.nytimes.com/section/world?emc=rss&partner=rss

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