#bird fossil

[bolaneno]

Eurotrochilus fossil dated from approximately 30 million years ago; a predecessor of modern-day hummingbirds; found in France

[jungleuniversity]

bicc boi

[lovefromalgy]

I thought that Algy might enjoy this fossil of what could be one of his prehistoric ancestors.  This fossil resides at the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

Happy Birthday to Algy!

Thank you so much @brillianttimbre for sending this most interesting and unusual guest to Algy’s 9th tumblr birthday party - at Algy’s parties, all are welcome, even fossils, and especially fossil ancestors. Algy is sure that this guest will be the talk of the party! 😀❤️😀

Algy sends you a big fluffy party hugs.

[thoughtlessarse]

Meet Wonderchicken, a 67 million-year-old creature from the dinosaur era

The bird bears a resemblance to modern-day ducks and chickens

A newly discovered fossil bird could be the earliest known ancestor of every chicken on the planet.

Living just before the asteroid strike that wiped out giant dinosaurs, the unique fossil, from about 67 million years ago, gives a glimpse into the dawn of modern birds.

Birds are descended from dinosaurs, but precisely when they evolved into birds like the ones alive today has been difficult to answer. This is due to a lack of fossil data.

The newly discovered - and well-preserved - fossil skull should help fill in some of the gaps. "This is a unique specimen: we've been calling it the 'wonderchicken'," said Dr Daniel Field of the University of Cambridge.

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[qupritsuvwix]

Found: The First Egg Inside a Bird Fossil

Everything’s better with an egg on (or in) it.

Unique!