Fossils of an ancient ground-dwelling, carnivorous bird with pheasant-like wing anatomy may change how scientists think wings evolved before modern birds.
01Summary
- 01The fossils are of a flightless, ground-dwelling bird that ate meat.
- 02Its wing anatomy was similar to that of a pheasant.
- 03Scientists say the find may force a rewrite of the role of flight in early bird evolution.
- 04The story is based on fossils reported by New Scientist.
02Why it matters
The find could alter understanding of how birds first developed wings and flight-related features. That matters because it changes a key part of the evolutionary story of birds.
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