An 80-million-year-old fossil bird has been discovered with a skull so exquisitely preserved that scientists have been able ...

In ‘modified diapsid’ condition, bar between two temporal fossae may be lost. Weight of skull is reduced with loss of bars. 1. Lizard has space on side of skull, reflecting loss of second temporal ...

Key aspects of early bird evolution have been difficult to resolve, owing to a lack of suitably preserved fossilized remains. A fossilized skull of a bird that lived during the age of the ...

Now, a new, complete 120-million-year-old fossil bird from China further complicates this issue by exhibiting a dinosaur-like skull articulated with a bird-like body. In addition, the fossil ...

"This discovery shows that some of the birds flying over the heads of dinosaurs already had a fully modern skull geometry more than 80 million years ago," said co-lead author Dr. Luis Chiappe from ...

The bird's skull "is strikingly modern looking," says Chiappe. "It gives you a very good understanding of the cranial anatomy of these early birds." The researchers were able to CT scan this ...

Researchers unearthed the skull of a previously unknown starling-sized bird species named Navaornis hestiae that was so well preserved they were able to digitally reconstruct its brain and inner ...

(Reuters) - The brains of today's birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity rivaled only by ...

Researchers unearthed the skull of a previously unknown starling-sized bird species named Navaornis hestiae that was so well preserved they were able to digitally reconstruct its brain and inner ...

One-Of-A-Kind' Skull Fossil From Brazil Reveals Bird Brain Evolution By Will Dunham (Reuters) - The brains of today's birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity ...