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67-million-year-old fossil upends bird evolutionary tree

Beak bone from ancient bird revises order of their modern ancestors.
  1. Dyani Lewis
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A prehistoric toothed bird that lived 67 million years ago is turning the bird tree of life on its head. The bird — named Janavis finalidens — shares crucial features with its modern cousins such as chickens and ducks, which is forcing a rethink about bird evolution1.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-04181-7

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  1. Benito, A. et al. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05445-y (2022).

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