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    Scientists discovered one of the smallest bird fossils ever found, dating back 127 million years to when birds shared the planet with dinosaurs. The fossil, which was of a bird that died not long after hatching, gives insights into early bird life during the Mesozoic era and shows that many modern bird features had developed over 100 million years ago. Researchers used advanced technology to study the tiny fossilized bones of this "rarest of the rare" baby bird.

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    Scientists discovered one of the smallest bird fossils ever found, dating back 127 million years to when birds shared the planet with dinosaurs. The fossil, which was of a bird that died not long after hatching, gives insights into early bird life during the Mesozoic era and shows that many modern bird features had developed over 100 million years ago. Researchers used advanced technology to study the tiny fossilized bones of this "rarest of the rare" baby bird.

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    Current Event 9 Fossil

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    Scientists discovered one of the smallest bird fossils ever found, dating back 127 million years to when birds shared the planet with dinosaurs. The fossil, which was of a bird that died not long after hatching, gives insights into early bird life during the Mesozoic era and shows that many modern bird features had developed over 100 million years ago. Researchers used advanced technology to study the tiny fossilized bones of this "rarest of the rare" baby bird.

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    Baby bird fossil is 'rarest of the rare'

    Scientists have discovered one of the smallest bird fossils


    ever discovered.

    The bird lived 127 million years ago and shared the planet
    with the dinosaurs.

    Scientists say the discovery gives a peek into the lives of the
    ancient, long-extinct birds that lived between 250 and 66
    million years ago.

    "It's amazing to realise that many of the features we see


    among living birds had already been developed more than
    100 million years ago,"

    The bird passed away not long after leaving the egg.

    Researchers from the UK, Spain, Sweden and the US used


    high technology to study its bones.

    My opinion is that it is very interesting to read this kind of


    discoveries and I’m very excited to see it with my own eyes.

    http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43249509

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