Adelaide/Sydney, The largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree. Published in the journal Nature today, our study shows that most of the modern groups of birds first appeared within 5 million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs. By analysing the genomes of more than 360 bird species, our study has …
US researchers have discovered a new bird fossil which showed that a unique brain shape may be the reason why the ancestors of living birds survived the mass extinction that claimed all other known dinosaurs 66 million years ago. "Living birds have brains more complex than any known animals except mammals," said lead investigator Christopher Torres, who conducted the research …
