<i>Chupkaornis keraorum</i> (IMAGE)

Perot Museum of Nature and Science

<i>Chupkaornis keraorum</i>

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Amateur collectors in Japan are credited with the discovery of the country's first and oldest fossil diving bird. Identified as a new species, it has been named Chupkaornis keraorum.

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Illustration by Masato Hattori

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