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Oxford University scientists led team discovered bony tails radical shortening enabled earliest birds to develop versatile legs

21-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A radical shortening of their bony tails over 100 million years ago enabled the earliest birds to develop versatile legs that gave them an evolutionary edge, a new study shows. A team led by Oxford University scientists examined … Read the full press release