Feb 12 (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in southeastern China the fossil of a quail-sized bird that lived about 150 million years ago during the Jurassic Period and possessed surprisingly ...

Paleontologists in China have unearthed a new dinosaur fossil, which belongs to a previously unknown species from the Early Jurassic period. Back in 2015, experts recovered the fossilized remains ...

A recent fossil find fills in a glaring prehistoric bird gap. The Jurassic period claims Archaeopteryx (sometimes called adeinonychosaurian dinosaur), which, despite their feathered wings, appear more ...

The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period species. The plesiosaur, considered a successful marine predatory ancient species ...

Groundbreaking discovery in East China's Fujian province reveals the oldest confirmed bird fossil from the Jurassic period. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn] Groundbreaking discovery in East China's ...

The fossils fill a spatiotemporal gap in the early evolutionary history of birds and provide the best evidence yet that birds were diversified by the end of the Jurassic period. This study is ...

A life reconstruction of the Jurassic Period bird Baminornis zhenghensis is seen in this illustration released on February 12, 2025. Chuang Zhao/Handout via REUTERS Scientists have unearthed in ...

Chinese palaeontologists have found what could be the world’s oldest bird fossil, a “landmark” find that could shed light on one of the most important chapters in evolutionary history.