Auronis xui\u00a0<\/em> Look Like?<\/h2>\nWe have all thought about what it would be like during dinosaur times (let’s face it the Jurassic Park series forced us to think about it). Well today, you get another little glimpse into this pre-historic time. Imagine yourself sitting on a rock about 160 million years ago, the sun is red hot, the trees are rustling in the wind and all of a sudden you see a creature scurry past you. As you get up to explore, you see a pheasant-like bird standing underneath the bush. Right away, you notice the large claws and incredibly long tail. You are a keen observer and even pick up on the fact that this dinosaur-bird has very small feathers, so running is most likely its only option.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, this is all you notice before the unique dinosaur-bird, now known as\u00a0Auronis xui,\u00a0<\/em>disappears in a hurried fashion. This leaves you worried as you look over your shoulder to see a much, much larger creature staring at you. This is probably a good time to come back to the 21st Century.<\/p>\nI hope you enjoyed your trip tot he past.<\/p>\n
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There has been a lot of news this week about an extinct species of bird known as\u00a0Aurornis xui. Why is\u00a0Aurornis xui getting so much media attention? Simply because a fossil was discovered in 2011 and apparently some age data came back recently which tells us that this fossil belongs to the worlds earliest bird species. That’s right, they believe\u00a0Aurornis xui to be about 160 million years old.\u00a0Wow, just imagine if that fossil could talk. Incredibly\u00a0Aurornis xui\u00a0predates the\u00a0Archaeopteryx\u00a0(thought to be the worlds first bird) by more than 10 million years. I wonder how long it will take before another fossil is <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[3852,3849,3854,3851,3850,3853,4025],"yoast_head":"\n
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