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Ancient bird becomes second Australian species to be named from the Cretaceous period

Source: Phys.org · Published 29 Sept 2026, 14:40

A pair of exceptionally rare Cretaceous bird bones found at separate sites near Richmond, Queensland, reveal a previously unknown species—the second formally named Cretaceous bird from Australia.…

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