- A new study suggests the diversification of modern birds began in the Late Cretaceous and underwent gradual radiation across the K-Pg boundary. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2319696121#data-availability 2 comments science
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- An Asteroid Wiped Out Dinosaurs. Did It Help Birds Flourish? - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/science/bird-evolution-asteroid-dinosaurs.html 32 comments
- Hoatzin: The strange 'stinkbird' born with clawed wings that appears to be an evolutionary 'orphan' | Live Science https://www.livescience.com/animals/birds/hoatzin-the-strange-stinkbird-born-with-clawed-wings-that-appears-to-be-an-evolutionary-orphan 0 comments