Near-perfect fossil reveals details of ancient bird Archaeopteryx's plumage
Munich, Germany (UPI) Jul 3, 2013 - In a study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, researchers described the discovery of a near perfect fossil of Archaeopteryx, the "original bird." Though the Archaeopteryx had previously been fingered by paleontologists as the first bird to fly, the inconsistent nature of the fossil record made it difficult for scientists to confirm that the ancient creature could indeed take ... more
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