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Two tiny birds wings a few centimeters long have been found preserved in 99-million-year-old amber from Burma.
The wings were juvenile, not fully fledged. They are not from a modern family of birds, but a close cousin whose lineage died out with the dinosaurs.
Two tiny birds wings a few centimeters long have been found preserved in 99-million-year-old amber from Burma.
Exquisite detail has been preserved in the feathers, including traces of colour in spots and stripes.
The wings had sharp little claws, allowing the juvenile birds to clamber about in the trees.
The wings were juvenile, not fully fledged. They are not from a modern family of birds, but a close cousin whose lineage died out with the dinosaurs.