Two fossils suggest that birds were thriving and diversifying in China as the Jurassic Period closed, new research reveals.

The bird has a short tail ending in a pygostyle, an important aerodynamic innovation moving the center of mass forward toward ...

“This fossil (Baminornis) indicates that Jurassic birds probably already had a global distribution and were much more ...

Pinpointing when birds diverged completely from dinosaurs has long remained a paleontological mystery.

Scientists have unearthed in southeastern China the fossil of a quail-sized bird that lived about 150 million years ago ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest bird fossil shedding light on birds' origin in China, and reshaping the timeline of ...

A quail-sized bird fossil from 150 million years ago found in southeastern China is reshaping understanding of avian ...

Scientists in China discover 150 million-year-old fossilised bird, Baminornis zhenghensis, revealing new insights into bird ...

A short-tailed bird fossil, stated to be the oldest dating back about 150 million years, was discovered by Chinese scientists ...

A set of fossils discovered in East China's Fujian province has been identified as the only known unambiguous record of ...

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FUZHOU, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have unearthed the oldest short-tailed bird fossil, dating back about 150 ...