About this episode

This episode discusses new discoveries in prehistoric birds and the evolution of flight, focusing on Archaeopteryx and related species.

A new troodontid with a skull like a pachycephalosaur, two new prehistoric birds, the bird evolutionary tree, how birds developed the ability to fly, how we know Microraptor turned out to be a decent flier, and a mathematical rule that shapes theropod faces For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about  Archaeopteryx  , and our fun fact check out  https://iknowdino.com/Archaeopteryx -Episode-562/ Join us at  www.patreon.com/iknowdino  for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the day  Archaeopteryx ,  the "ancient wing" dinosaur that was originally named for just a single feather, but is now known from over a dozen individuals. In dinosaur news this week: A new troodontid theropod, Xenovenator espinosai, has an extremely thick skull—like a pachycephalosaur Scientists have created a complete evolutionary tree of all birds (over 9,000 species) There’s a new neoavian Aequornithes bird from Antarctica, Pujatopouli soberana There is a new euornithean bird, Kunpengornis anhuimusei, that has gut contents! How the structure of feathers in the Cretaceous tells us about their evolution The…

People in this episode

Host: I KNOW DINO

Topics covered

• dinosaur evolution
• prehistoric birds
• flying abilities of birds
• Archaeopteryx
• troodontid theropods
• evolutionary tree of birds

Keywords

• Archaeopteryx
• troodontid
• flying birds
• evolutionary tree
• Microraptor
• pachycephalosaur
• Cretaceous feathers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: I KNOW DINO, LLC

Books & works: Archaeopteryx

Places: Antarctica

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