Wonderchicken: Oldest fossil of modern bird identified
Paleontologists say the finding proves birds existed in the northern hemisphere alongside dinosaurs around 67 million years ago.
What dinosaur experts call the ‘Wonderchicken’ may help answer one of the great riddles of science.
The fossil, which is almost 67 million years old, could explain why birds survived an asteroid impact that killed most life on Earth.
Al Jazeera’s Andrew Chappelle reports.
Published On 20 Mar 2020