NewzPaleontologists in Australia have identified a new species of Cretaceous bird, named Tenuicruris piscanexum, that inhabited the planet 105 million years ago. The discovery is based on two fossilized bones recovered from public excavation sites located near Richmond in the state of Queensland.
Prior to this identification, only a single species of Australian bird from this geological period had been officially recognized, highlighting the significance of the new find in expanding the known prehistoric avian diversity of the region.
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