Two fossils suggest that birds were thriving and diversifying in China as the Jurassic Period closed, new research reveals.

Baminornis is a landmark discovery and ranks among the most important bird fossils unearthed since the discovery ...

Scientists say a 69-million-year-old fossil found in Antarctica now represents the earliest known modern bird, shedding new light on the evolution of early avian species. The skull of Vegavis iaai, a ...

The short-tailed find with the forelimb of a raptor is an extremely rare example of the transition from dinosaurs to birds ...

Above the shores of prehistoric seas and lakes, pterosaurs roamed the skies. They were feathered creatures that ranged in ...

Birds are the most diverse land vertebrates. Some studies suggest their earliest diversification dates back to the Jurassic ...

The age of the dinosaurs may conjure images of large, fearsome reptiles in the minds of many – but those were far from the ...