Unraveling the Evolution of Flight
Bird brain scans and dinosaur fossils hint at when the first creatures grew wings. The post Unraveling the Evolution of Flight appeared first on Nautilus.
The archeopteryx, a small animal that lived around 150 million years ago, resembles a cross between an ancient Jurassic dinosaur and a modern-day bird. Measuring about 20 inches long from its teeth to the end of its long tail, it had black-feathered wings, and many scientists believe it was among the earliest species to fly. When its fossil was first discovered in 1861, some people thought it was an angel.
Though scientists have found some evidence suggesting even earlier bird-like
