Scientists have uncovered the fossil of a bird that lived 120 million years ago and it definitely had flair, including unusually long tail feathers. While the feathers probably didn’t help the ...

Fossil bird with fancy tail feathers longer than its body Date: September 16, 2021 Source: Field Museum Summary: Peacock tails are just one example of how evolution walks a line between favoring ...

The researchers named it Yuanchuavis after Yuanchu, a bird from Chinese mythology. It was a small bird, about the size of a bluejay, but its tail was more than 150% the length of its body.

This 120-million-year-old bird may have been one of the first to shake its tail feathers The magpie-sized Yuanchuavis probably wasn’t a strong flyer, but it did dress to impress.

Scientists have uncovered the fossil of a bird that lived 120 million years ago and it definitely had flair, including unusually long tail feathers. While the feathers probably didn’t help the ...