💨 Abstract

Scientists in China discovered Baminornis zhenghensis, a quail-sized bird fossil from the Jurassic Period (150 million years ago). This bird is more advanced anatomically than Archaeopteryx, the only unquestionable bird known from the Jurassic before. Baminornis has a shortened tail like modern birds, an important aerodynamic innovation.

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