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Flying dinosaur had 'bird brain'

Skull scan confirms Archaeopteryx had the mind for flight.

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  1. Dominguez AlonsoP., MilnerA. C., KetchamR. A., CooksonM. J.& RoweT. B. Nature, 430. 666 - 669 (2004).

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Pilcher, H. Flying dinosaur had 'bird brain'. Nature (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/news040802-9

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