Confuciusornis. Artwork of the prehistoric bird Confuciusornis which lived around 125-120 million years ago. Discovered in 1993 in Liaoning,China,specimens had bird-like wings and feathers,short tail bone with long tail feathers and a toothless beak. The wings possessed small claws. The large number of fossils discovered suggests that it lived in large flocks. This species and numerous other feathered fossils support the theory that modern day birds evolved from prehistoric theropod dinosaurs | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / JA CHIRINOS |
Taille de l’image : | 6600 px × 4362 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
Restrictions : | - |