Fossil of 99m-year-old bird with unusually long toes found

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Ancient bird’s foot is so distinctive palaeontologists declare it a new species

The fossilised remains of a bizarre, ancient bird that had middle toes longer than its lower legs have been found in a lump of amber from Myanmar.

 

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Was it you, Guardie? Guard_Jere ?

Just a footnote in history...

Wow... Picking on a bird that's been dead for 99 million years... That a new low.

Birds or dinosaurs ? Both are warm blooded Both lay eggs Both have feathers So whats the difference?

I think this is my ex

Imagine dying only to have someone talk shit about the length of your toes 99 million years later.

emmaagillesPIE didn’t know you were a fossil now

Must have been some life

That’s absolutely unfascinating.

LOL...99 million years old. What bodily orifice did you pull that wild speculative guess out of?

shame it was immediately then declared extinct!

Died trying to find shoes that would fit.

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