For decades, Archaeopteryx reigned as the sole representative of Jurassic-era birds. However, Baminornis not only challenges that notion but also reveals a more diverse and complex picture of ...

Archaeopteryx shows a unique combination of dinosaur and bird characters ... The bone was discovered between 1831 and 1836 on the east coast of North Island, New Zealand and was brought to Owen in ...

So far, the oldest-known bird fossil is the famous Archaeopteryx lithographica, discovered in 1861 just two years after the publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species, but Archaeopteryx ...

Often referred to as the first bird, Archaeopteryx bridged the gap between ... or balance before evolving for flight. ・Colored eggs: Shared by theropods closely related to birds, suggesting ...