Birds are inextricably linked to feathers, which allow them to fly, keep warm and put on dramatic displays. Feathers, however ...

The referred specimen of the enantiornithine bird Shangyang sp. (IVPP V 26899) was recovered near La-Ma-Dong Village in Jian-Chang County, within the Jiufotang Formation (dated ∼120 Ma). It can be ...

Jurassic bird fossil discovery of a species named Baminornis zhenghensis pushes bird evolution timeline back 20 million years ...

Roger de la Harpe/ Shutterstock As well as hunting for more fossils, researchers will need to agree on the precise definition of a dinosaur feather. While feathers belonging to today’s bird species ...

The fossil of B. zhenghensis, a bird from the late Middle Jurassic period, was unveiled by the Institute of Vertebrate ...

Over 100 million years ago, Australia's dinosaurs shared links with South America's due to the continents' connection through ...

Buried in Australia's so-called dead heart, a trove of exceptional fossils, including those of trapdoor spiders, giant cicadas, tiny fish and a feather from an ancient bird, reveal a unique snapshot ...

Fossils reveal the presence of distinct theropods ... the group that includes all carnivorous dinosaurs and modern birds. More than 250 theropod bones have been found in the Victorian Cretaceous.

"Many of them had feathers, [so] they could insulate themselves just like mammals can," Brusatte said. In addition, some ...