80-Million-Year-Old Enantiornithine Fossil Fills Gap between Archaeopteryx and Modern Birds

80-Million-Year-Old Enantiornithine Fossil Fills Gap between Archaeopteryx and Modern Birds
An artist’s impression of Navaornis hestiae. Image credit: Júlia D’Oliveira.

Paleontologists have unearthed the exquisitely preserved remains of Cretaceous enantiornithine bird in São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil.

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 Paleontologists have unearthed the exquisitely preserved remains of Cretaceous enantiornithine bird in São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil.
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