Archaeopteryx Knocked From Roost as Original Bird

Wired by Danielle Venton | Jul. 28, 2011 (News)

(Blog Post) Archaeopteryx’s status as the forerunner of modern birds is crumbling in the face of a new, closely-related fossil. The new discovery, a feathered, chicken-sized dinosaur named Xiaotingia, has prompted a fresh look at the dinosaur family tree, casting Archaeopteryx as a bird-like dinosaur rather than dinosaur-like bird. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kristin Gorski - Jul 27, 2011 - 11:17 AM PDT
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  • 'Oldest bird' Archaeopteryx knocked off its perch in controversial new study Pending

    The Guardian by Ian Sample | Jul. 27, 2011
    The fossil Archaeopteryx may not have been one of the earliest birds but just another feathered dinosaur, claim scientists The archaeopteryx, supposedly the oldest and most ...
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  • Farewell, Archaeopteryx Pending

    science20.com | Jul. 28, 2011
    Fox NewsFarewell, ArchaeopteryxScience 2.0In a nutshell: I like fossils. But even more than than that, I like arguments about fossils. Which is why my current occupation as a ...
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