Birdlike fossil challenges notion that birds evolved from ground-dwelling dinosaurs

Date:

July 9, 2014

Source:

Springer

Summary:

The re-examination of a sparrow-sized fossil from China challenges the commonly held belief that birds evolved from ground-dwelling theropod dinosaurs that gained the ability to fly. The birdlike fossil is actually not a dinosaur, as previously thought, but much rather the remains of a tiny tree-climbing animal that could glide.

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