Wonderchicken Skull Spin (VIDEO)

University of Cambridge

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Three-dimensional views of the skull of The Wonderchicken, Asteriornis maastrichtensis, a 66.7 million-year-old bird fossil from the end of the age of dinosaurs. It is the oldest modern bird fossil ever found.

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Daniel J. Field, University of Cambridge

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