Cretaceous Bird with Long, Ribbon-Like Tail Feathers Flew Over Gondwana

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Reconstruction of the Cretaceous fossil bird from the Araripe Basin, Brazil. Deverson Pepi

A 115-million-year-old fossilized bird with a pair of long, ribbon-like tail feathers is the oldest bird ever found in Brazil. It was about the size of a hummingbird, and it likely boasted bright colors, according to findings published in Nature Communications this week.