Iconic transition species between dinosaurs and birds may have had weird 'teeth' on roof of its mouth and a highly mobile ...

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Modern birds capable of flight all have a specialized wing structure called the propatagium without which they could not fly. The evolutionary origin of this structure has remained a mystery, but new ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X In 1993, “Jurassic Park” helped inspire 9-year-old Stephen Brusatte to become a paleontologist. So ...

The shared history of birds and dinosaurs is well-established, but exactly how true birds evolved during the Mesozoic is a bit of a mystery. Adding to this conundrum are fossilized footprints of ...

Drawing of an ivory-billed woodpecker by Michael DiGiorgio. Community members are invited to learn about avian artworks at A Brief History of Bird Illustration and Painting, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25 in ...

"Supplement to The Auk 126:2"--Cover. BIRD copy 39088020226205 shelved in the serials section under Ornithological Monographs' BIRD copy 39088020226205 gift from Joseph R. Jehl, Jr. Contents ...