New Species Belongs to Genus Originally Misidentified as Bird (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

New Species Belongs to Genus Originally Misidentified as Bird

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Oculudentavis naga, top, is in the same genus as Oculudentavis khaungraae, bottom, a specimen whose controversial identification as an early bird was retracted last year. Both specimens' skulls deformed during preservation, emphasizing lizardlike features in one and birdlike features in the other.

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Edward Stanley of the Florida Museum of Natural History/Peretti Museum Foundation/Current Biology

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