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Ancient bird skull found in amber was tiny predator in the time of giant dinosaurs

  • Written by Lars Schmitz, Associate Professor of Biology, Claremont McKenna College
Amber holds the secret to the tiny world of the age of dinosaurs.Xing Lida, CC BY-ND

In 2016, our colleague Xing Lida held up a small piece of polished, deeply yellow amber. As sunlight shone through the ancient resin, Lida saw the outline of a pristinely preserved, amazingly small skull. There was a prominent eye socket, a dome-shaped crown of the...

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