Extinct Caribbean Bird Has Old World Roots (IMAGE)
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These tiny fossil bones belonged to a Haitian cave-rail, Nesotrochis steganinos, an extinct species unique to the Caribbean. While the bird may have resembled a common gallinule, pictured here, ancient DNA analysis reveals Nesotrochis' closest relatives are found in Africa, New Guinea and New Zealand.
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Jeff Gage/Florida Museum of Natural History
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