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160 million years later: This rare fossil is overturning everything we knew about how birds evolved

December 16, 2025

160 million years later: This rare fossil is overturning everything we knew about how birds evolvedResearch on the Anchiornis specimen reveals hidden feather structures that contradict old theories on dinosaur flight. Scientists are now re-evaluating how and when animals first took to the skies.160-million-year-old Anchiornis fossils.(photo credit: TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY).

160-million-year-old Anchiornis fossils

Credit: 160-million-year-old Anchiornis fossils.(photo credit:TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY)

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160 million years later: This rare fossil is overturning everything we knew about how birds evolvedResearch on the Anchiornis specimen reveals hidden feather structures that contradict old theories on dinosaur flight.
Scientists are now re-evaluating how and when animals first took to the skies.160-million-year-old Anchiornis fossils.(photo credit: TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY).

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160 million years later: This rare fossil is overturning everything we knew about how birds evolved

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