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  • 46,000-Year-Old Bird Found With Feathers And Talons Intact In The Siberian Permafrost

    12/18/2024 12:25:34 PM PST · by Red Badger · 28 replies
    All That's Interesting ^ | December 8, 2024 | Natasha Ishak
    Scientists identified the specimen as a horned lark, which they believe could be an ancestor to two lark species alive now. Love Dalén - An intact 46,000-year-old bird was found for the first time in the Siberian permafrost. Archaeologists have uncovered many remarkable, ancient specimens from the Siberian permafrost. This time they found the mummified remains of a whole bird — and it still had its feathers and talons intact. According to CNN, the 46,000-year-old bird has been identified as a horned lark, or Eremophila alpestris, and scientists believe it could be a prehistoric predecessor to two subspecies alive today,...