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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...saurs-flight-cretaceous-science-a8631371.html
Analysis of perfectly intact Mirarce eatoni reveals that it was just as well adapted to flight as modern birds, prompting questions about why it was wiped out
The skeleton of a vulture-sized bird from 75 million years ago has reignited a long-standing mystery about extinctions and the bird family tree.
Dubbed Mirarce eatoni, the unusual creature would have lived alongside dinosaurs in what is now Utah.
Analysis of the perfectly intact fossil specimen has revealed it was fully feathered and appears to have been just as well adapted to flight as modern birds.
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Very interesting. I'll have to check into this. Fossils from the Age of Dinosaurs are common in Utah but this bird find is exceptional.
Analysis of perfectly intact Mirarce eatoni reveals that it was just as well adapted to flight as modern birds, prompting questions about why it was wiped out
The skeleton of a vulture-sized bird from 75 million years ago has reignited a long-standing mystery about extinctions and the bird family tree.
Dubbed Mirarce eatoni, the unusual creature would have lived alongside dinosaurs in what is now Utah.
Analysis of the perfectly intact fossil specimen has revealed it was fully feathered and appears to have been just as well adapted to flight as modern birds.
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Very interesting. I'll have to check into this. Fossils from the Age of Dinosaurs are common in Utah but this bird find is exceptional.