Fossil of New Eocene-Period Bird Species Unearthed in Utah

[msantix]

A new Eocene bird species has been discovered in the Uinta Formation in the Uinta Basin of Utah. Dubbed informally as the Uintan paraortygid (yet to be formally named), this bird species lived about 44 mya and belongs to a family of extinct birds known as Paraortygidae that are related to living Galliformes (like chickens, turkeys & quails) and fossils from this group have been found in Europe, Asia, Africa & North America. The species is know from a coracoid bone. The authors state that these small ground-dwelling birds may have been competing with early mammals for resources

 

http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/uintan-paraortygid-08189.html

 

https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/3/90

(Stidham, Townsend & Holroyd., 2020)

 

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Taste like chicken. 

[Shamalama]

4 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Taste like chicken. 

I'm not sure if you are admitting you are old enough to have tasted these in person, or making a joke.