New Archaeopteryx fossil sheds light on bird evolution
By Li Menghan |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2025-05-15 21:36
Share
Share - WeChat
Significantly, the Chicago specimen is the first known Archaeopteryx fossil to preserve tertials — the flight feathers closest to the body. These feathers, not previously seen in non-avian feathered dinosaurs, may represent a flight-related innovation and an important evolutionary step toward powered flight.
The study, published in the journal Nature in May, was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
- New Archaeopteryx fossil sheds light on bird evolution
- China urges Philippines to halt 'risky' acts near South China Sea island
- Chinese, German defense chiefs hold talks in Berlin
- Mushroom poisoning patients second highest in 6 years
- Green mining trucks cut emissions in Inner Mongolia
- China Coast Guard rescues Korean fishing vessel
