Janavis finalidens: a new 67 mya old bird described from the late cretaceous of Belgium

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Came accross this news shared by the NHM Maastricht, another fossil bird has been discribed from the same quarry and layer in which the famous wonderchicken "Asteriornis" was found. 
This being the Romontbos quarry in Eben-Emael in Belgium (near de border with Maastricht in the Netherlands) which dates to the Late Maastrichtian era (66,7 mya)

 

Here are some links to the news articles (both in english as in dutch) as well as as video. 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/30/ct-scans-toothed-bird-fossil-jaw-mobile-palate-avian-evolution

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-63809867

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04181-7

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03692-7

https://www.science.org/content/article/new-look-ancient-jaw-fossil-rewrites-bird-evolution

 

Dutch article:

https://www.1limburg.nl/nieuws/1890918/fossiel-van-vogel-met-tanden-ontdekt-in-sint-pietersberg