Fossil of new bird species

Fossil of new bird species

FUKUI, Japan - Photo taken in Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 12, 2012, shows a replica of the fossilized footprints of birds with webbed feet discovered in China in 2008. The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum said the same day the footprints belong to a previously unknown bird species.

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