Unprecedented discovery: they find the oldest bird in history; it is 172 million years old

A group of paleontologists discovered in China the fossil of the oldest bird known to date. It is Baminornis zhenghensis, a species that lived 172 million years ago, in the middle of the Jurassic era. The discovery, made in Fujian province, is key to world paleontology. Until now, the oldest known remains did not exceed 150 million years. This specimen shows that prehistoric birds emerged at least 20 million years earlier than was believed. The …