Wonderchicken Skull (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Wonderchicken Skull

Caption

Three-dimensional image of the skull of the world's oldest modern bird, Asteriornis maastrichtensis. The fossil is 66.7 million years old and is close to the most recent common ancestor of duck-like birds and chicken-like birds.

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Daniel J. Field, University of Cambridge

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