This newly identified species, called Chromeornis funkyi, was discovered with a throat full of tiny stones, a discovery that ...

The sparrow-sized bird's fossil was detected in Northeastern Asia, according to Earth.com. Its throat was filled with an ...

After theorizing on the fossilized bird’s cause of death, the paleontologists decided on the new species’ name: Chromeornis funkyi. It might not roll off the tongue, but Chromeornis is still an ode to ...

Recently, Chinese scientists published their findings on the Wuli Village fossils in the Journal of Paleogeography. The study analysed eight stone slabs, revealing 413 footprints dating back ...

For starters, the tiny bird had over 800 tiny stones in its throat, way above what you’d expect. Furthermore, based on their density it seems that some of them weren’t even stones but tiny balls of ...

Scientists conduct study in ‘home of Chinese dinosaurs’, discover that flat rocks with ‘chicken claw’ prints are from Jurassic period.

Paleontologists at Chicago's Field Museum have concluded that a cluster of stones lodged in the ancient bird's throat likely ...

The fossilized remains of a very unlucky bird that lived about 120 million years ago reveal something that's rarely clear from fossils: the animal's cause of death.  The cluster of rocks in the bird's ...

Archaeologists have uncovered primitive sharp-edged stone tools on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, adding another piece to an evolutionary puzzle involving mysterious ancient humans who lived in a ...

Paleontologists have discovered remarkable fossils in the Grand Canyon that reveal fresh details about the emergence of complex life half a billion years ago. The newfound remains of fauna from the ...

Beginning with a recently discovered 47-million-year-old primate fossil, Switek effectively and eloquently demonstrates the exponential increase in fossils that have been found since Darwin first ...