Noguerornis

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Noguerornis The earliest known bird after Archaeopteryx, from the basal Cretaceous of Montsec, northern Spain. It was the size of a finch and was the first bird to have a wing that was well developed, as indicated by the elongation of the distal portions of the forelimb and the rigid interlocking of the hand bones.

Noguerornis

views updated Jun 08 2018

Noguerornis The earliest known bird after Archaeopterix, from the basal Cretaceous of Montsec, northern Spain. It was the size of a finch and was the first bird to have a wing that was well developed, as indicated by the elongation of the distal portions of the fore limb and the rigid interlocking of the hand bones.

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