Learn more about Navaornis hestiae, the bird that could be a missing link to understanding how birds evolved from their ...

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A newly identified fossil bird, Navaornis hestiae, from the Mesozoic Era has provided crucial information about the evolutionary development of bird brains, connecting ancient species like ...

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Navaornis is likened to a sort of Rosetta Stone for decyphering the evolution of bird brains.

Palaeontologists have pieced together the brain structure of a bird that lived 80 million years ago named Navaornis hestiae, thanks to a remarkably well-preserved fossil ...