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Article from Science News Online reports that excavations in Germany have uncovered the oldest fossils of hummingbirds.
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A large flightless swimming bird from the Late Cretaceous is described.
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Press release talking about the discovery of fossils of an ancient aquatic bird. Includes photos of the fossils and pictures of what this bird might have looked like.
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An overview of notable bird fossils.
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Description of the discovery of a toothed flying sea bird from the Late Cretaceous.
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Talks about a bird discovered in Australia that lived 65 million years ago. Also describes "opposite birds", their characteristics, and their relationship to modern birds.
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Berkeleyan, the faculty staff newspaper of the University of California, talks about the discovery of the oldest fossil from a modern land bird.
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Description of a fossilized skeleton originating in China of the earliest known bird with a beak.
