A Bird as Old as Archaeopteryx Had Already Given Up Flight and Carried a Raptor-Style Sickle Claw

Nature World News | 27.10.2026 03:53
A crow-sized bird that lived about 150 million years ago, alongside the era of Archaeopteryx, appears to have already given up flying. The fossil, named Yuezhuornis yangyuanensis, combines bird-like hips and legs with serrated teeth and a sickle-shaped toe claw resembling those of small predatory dinosaurs, according to a study published Oct. 14 in Nature.
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