A set of fossils discovered in East China's Fujian province has been identified as the only known unambiguous record of Jurassic birds, pushing back the origin of birds to the late Middle Jurassic ...

The finding, he wrote, is among the first proof that birds lived alongside dinosaurs during the Jurassic Period. The finding helps scientists answer longstanding questions about when birds began ...

[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Groundbreaking discovery in East China's Fujian province reveals the oldest confirmed bird fossil from the Jurassic period. A research team led by professor ...

Baminornis pushes this record back by 20 million years, providing the first definitive proof that short-tailed birds had already emerged in the Jurassic period. The fact that both Baminornis and ...

Scientists have found a Jurassic-age fossil in China that changes our understanding of bird evolution. The fossil, named Baminornis zhenghensis, suggests that birds developed sophisticated flight ...

The new research is the first to look back at early mammals in full color. Using advanced fossil imaging methods and a thorough examination of the pigment-producing cells present in living mammals, ...

The oldest bird currently widely recognized is Archaeopteryx, discovered in Germany and dating back to the Jurassic period, approximately 150 million years ago. However, recent studies have ...

This indicates that the body structure of modern birds emerged in the Late Jurassic Period, 20 million years earlier than previously known. The bird displays a unique combination of traits ...

3 min read Dinosaurs, birds, and rodents ... Warm, moist, tropical breezes. This was the Jurassic, which took place 199 to 145 million years ago. At the start of the period, the breakup of ...

This indicates that the body structure of modern birds emerged in the Late Jurassic Period, 20 million years earlier than previously known. The bird displays a unique combination of traits ...