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Published 23:07 IST, March 11th 2020

Ancient bird skull found in amber was tiny predator in the time of giant dinosaurs

In 2016, our colleague Xing Lida held up a small piece of polished, deeply yellow amber. As sunlight shone through the ancient resin, Lida saw the outline of a pristinely preserved, amazingly small skull. There was a prominent eye socket, a dome-shaped crown of the head, a long, tapering snout and even small teeth. It was bird-like, but in a strange and ancient way.

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23:07 IST, March 11th 2020