‭ ‬Avebrevicauda - Prehistoric-Wildlife

Zhongornis

In Depth Known from a single juvenile preserved on a slab,‭ ‬Zhongornis has been seen as an intermediary form between more primitive forms like Archaeopteyx which have long bony tails,‭ ‬and more advanced forms like Confuciusornis which had shorter bony tails. Further Reading -‭ ‬A new basal lineage of Early Cretaceous birds from China and … Read more

Confuciusornis

In Depth Confuciusornis is a genus of early bird that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬The interesting thing about the genus though is that even though it is clearly a primitive bird,‭ ‬it just doesn’t seem to quite fit within the established evolutionary transition of birds. The first birds appeared at least as … Read more