Tag Archive for 'Pygostylia'

Life reconstruction of Cratonavis zhui. Image credit: Chuang Zhao.

Early Cretaceous Bird Had Dinosaur-Like Skull and Bird-Like Body

Jan 4, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Cratonavis zhui, a new species of pygostylian bird from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota of China, had a unique combination of a dinosaurian skull with...

Life reconstruction of Confuciusornis shifan. Image credit: Paleontological Museum of Liaoning.

Paleontologists Find Fossil of 119-Million-Year-Old Beaked Bird

Dec 30, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new species of confuciusornithid bird being named Confuciusornis shifan has been identified from a nearly complete skeleton found in northeastern China. Life...

Jinguofortis perplexus. Image credit: Chung-Tat Cheung.

New Species of Prehistoric Short-Tailed Bird Found in China

Sep 26, 2018 by News Staff

Paleontologists have found the remains — the well-preserved complete skeleton and feathers — of a short-tailed bird that lived 127 million...