Rediscovered fossil reveals rare bird skull from 45 million years ago
Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6 foot-tall (1.40 meters) flightless bird called Diatryma roamed the Geiseltal region in ...
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45-million-year-old giant bird skull misidentified for decades, finally recognized
Paleontologists have uncovered an exceptionally complete skull of a massive bird that lived 45 million years ago. This ...
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Rediscovered 45-million-year-old skull turns out to be a large, extinct bird species
A forgotten fossil in a German museum turned out to be a rare Diatryma skull. Scientists corrected a decades-old ...
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An 80-Million-Year-Old Bird Skull Fossil Was Found In Brazil, And It's One Of The Rarest Finds Of Its Kind
The researchers were able to use advanced micro-CT scanning technology to digitally reconstruct the bird's skull and brain with extraordinary detail. "This fossil is so truly one-of-a-kind that I ...
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"Bird brain" study gives remarkable new insights into avian intelligence
Scientists use digital skull scans to reveal bird brain structures, intelligence, and evolution without actual brains.
Paleontologists Discover Extremely Rare 45-Million-Year-Old Bird Fossil Hiding in Plain Sight
A misidentified Diatryma skull from Germany's Geiseltal region was rediscovered, confirming the rare bird's herbivorous ...
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Fossil discovery in the Geiseltal Collection: Researchers identify unique bird skull
Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6 feet-tall (1.40 meters) flightless bird called Diatryma roamed the Geiseltal region in southern Saxony-Anhalt. An international team of researchers report on the ...
Bird Brains Exposed: The Digital Revolution in Avian Intelligence Research
Researchers have developed a method to study bird brains by creating digital endocasts from empty cranial spaces in bird ...