Over time, some of those dinosaurs sprouted feathers and took to the skies—and while their reptilian cousins died off, those ...

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Now, a newly discovered fossil provides the most complete glimpse to date of the brains of the ancestral birds that once flew above the dinosaurs. The species was named Navaornis hestiae ...

That has now changed thanks to a spectacular fossil discovery in Brazil. Researchers unearthed the skull of a previously unknown starling-sized bird species named Navaornis hestiae that was so ...

The fossil was discovered in 2016 by William Nava, director of the Marilia Paleontological Museum in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, in an area called Presidente Prudente, close to the museum ...

The prehistoric creature is thought to have lived around 280-270 million years ago and was likely a "top predator" in its day ...

Bird Brain from the Age of Dinosaurs Reveals Roots of Avian Intelligence Nov. 13, 2024 — A 'one of a kind' fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique brains and ...

Now, a newly discovered fossil provides the most complete glimpse to date of the brains of the ancestral birds that once flew above the dinosaurs. The species was named Navaornis hestiae, and it's ...