The lost long tail of early bird evolution

Stephen L. Brusatte ()

Nature, 2025, vol. 638, issue 8050, 323-324

Abstract: In the nineteenth century, the discovery of the fossil Archaeopteryx revealed how birds evolved from dinosaurs. A bird fossil of similar age to Archaeopteryx shows flight-aiding innovations such as the loss of a long tail.

Keywords: Palaeontology; Evolution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-04212-5

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