Later, bombarded by a phantom road, it stays rooted to the spot, and seems wary and tentative. Same bird, more noise, totally different behavior.

A few features set the newly analyzed specimen apart from previously studied specimens. For starters, the newly named Archaeopteryx is about 400,000 years younger than the other known "first birds ...

Research Highlights Published: 20 November 2013 Animal behaviour Phantom road frightens birds Nature 503, 315 (2013) Cite this article ...