Giant 'toothed' birds flew over Antarctica 40 million to 50 million years ago
Paleontologists have discovered fossil remains belonging to an enormous 'toothed' bird that lived for a period of about 60 million years after dinosaurs.
Peter A. Kloess, Doctoral Candidate, Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley
• conversation
Oct. 27, 2020 • ~7 min
Oct. 27, 2020 • ~7 min
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Newly discovered mass extinction event triggered the dawn of the dinosaurs
Our new research has discovered how a series of volcanic eruptions 233 million years ago fundamentally changed life on Earth.
Michael J. Benton, Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Bristol •
conversation
Sept. 16, 2020 • ~7 min
Sept. 16, 2020 • ~7 min
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