A bird with a T. rex head may help reveal how dinosaurs became birds
Few fossils bridge the gap between dinosaur and bird. This one could help fill in some details
![Illustration of a Cratonavis bird from 120 million years ago as it catches prey. We see into the bird's wings as if it were an x-ray.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/011923_at_thero-bird_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Cratonavis, a newly discovered bird from 120 million years ago, might have filled a similar niche as today’s raptors, though whether it could catch prey as large as illustrated here is up for debate.
Zhao Chuang