Fossildude19 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 "About 115 million years ago, a teenage bird with spotted, ribbonlike tail feathers flew around the trees of the supercontinent Gondwana, until it perished and fossilized in what is now northeastern Brazil, a new study finds" Live Science article, HERE. Enjoy. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 This article was published in Nature today. Very exciting for us paleo-ornithophiles! http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2015/150526/ncomms8141/full/ncomms8141.html Very well preserved tail feathers. Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 This is a major find! It's really tiny, really old, and sports highly derived features. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Plus Enantiornithines are super cool... But, I'm biased Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseth Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 What an amazing find. _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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