This 150-million-year-old bird had dinosaur teeth and a strange secret

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Oct 23, 2026, 10:42 pm119 ptsTrending
A 150-million-year-old fossil discovered in China reveals a bizarre early bird with sharp teeth, a dinosaur-like claw, and a body built for life on the ground rather than flight. Scientists believe it represents the earliest known example of flight loss in birds, overturning assumptions about how these animals…

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