Fossil of Tiny Enantiornithine Bird Unearthed in China
A new genus and species of bohaiornithid enantiornithine bird has been identified from a nearly complete and articulated skeleton preserved with traces of feathers found in northeastern China. Holotype of Neobohaiornis lamadongensis. Image credit: Shen et al., doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-82869-8. Enantiornithes, or ‘opposite birds,’ are named for a feature in their shoulder joints that is ‘opposite’…