Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Famed fossil isn't a bird after all, analysis says (AP)

This artist's rendition released by Nature shows what scientists at Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing are dubbing 'Xiaotingia zhengi.' The discovery of its fossilized remains helped scientists propose an evolutionary tree that suggests archaeopteryx is not a bird. (AP Photo/Nature, Xing Lida and Liu Yi)AP - One of the world's most famous fossil creatures, widely considered the earliest known bird, is getting a rude present on the 150th birthday of its discovery: A new analysis suggests it isn't a bird at all.


Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110727/ap_on_sc/us_sci_bird_or_dinosaur

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