Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid impact triggered the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs. Yet, some early birds, ...

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The discovery of a 69-million-year-old bird fossil is reshaping our understanding of avian evolution.

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This fossilized skull belonged to now-extinct Diatryma, a flightless bird that reached heights of 4.6 feet (1.40 meters).

This range included the Horseshoe Canyon in Utah. Saurolophus would have had a spike-like crest that projected up and back from its skull. And although it was capable of walking on two legs ...