A Bird Hatchling Leaving Its Nest Shortly after Birth (IMAGE)

The University of Hong Kong

A Bird Hatchling Leaving Its Nest Shortly after Birth

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A bird hatchling leaving its nest shortly after birth ~125 million years ago. This baby bird lived in a lake environment and may have been born on the ground like some other extinct enantiornithine birds.

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Image Credit: Julius T Csotonyi / HKU Vertebrate Palaeontology Laboratory.

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