“Backwards” evolution – Discovery overturns more than a century of knowledge about the origin of modern birds
Artist’s reconstruction of the last known toothed bird, Janavis finalidens, in its native environment surrounded by the co-occurring “wonderchicken”, Asteriornis. 66.7 million years ago, parts of Belgium were covered by shallow seas and conditions were similar to modern tropical beaches in places like the Bahamas. Janavis was a very large seabird, with long wings and …