BBC FOCUS: Dinosaur fossil could be the world’s first-ever bird species

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    “It confirms Archaeopteryx as the first bird, and not just one of a number of feathered theropod dinosaurs, which some authors have suggested recently. You could say that it puts Archaeopteryx back on its perch as the first bird,” said Dr John Nudds of the University of Manchester and a co-author of the report on
    the findings.

    Period19 Nov 2018

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    • TitleDinosaur fossil could be the world’s first-ever bird species
      Media name/outletBBC Focus
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date19/11/18
      Description“It confirms Archaeopteryx as the first bird, and not just one of a number of feathered theropod dinosaurs, which some authors have suggested recently. You could say that it puts Archaeopteryx back on its perch as the first bird,” said Dr John Nudds of the University of Manchester and a co-author of the report on
      the findings.
      URLhttps://www.sciencefocus.com/news/dinosaur-fossil-could-be-the-worlds-first-ever-bird-species/
      PersonsJohn Nudds
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    Keywords

    • Archaeopteryx
    • evolution
    • palaeontology

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