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UK scientists discover fossil of the world’s oldest known modern bird, name ‘Wonderchicken’

Wonderchicken
  • Scientists at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom (UK) have found a fossil of the world’s oldest known modern bird skull dating to about 66.8m – 66.7m years ago- means the birds lived alongside dinosaurs for around a million years before the latter vanished out.
  • Scientists named the creature ‘Wonderchicken‘, which is thought to be a common ancestor of modern chickens and ducks.