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A tiny fossil suggests bowerbirds once lived in ancient New Zealand – new research

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A tiny fossil suggests bowerbirds once lived in ancient New Zealand – new researchGetty Images

Most of our knowledge of New Zealand’s prehistoric bird diversity comes from long-lost species with bones large enough to be studied by eye. But many bird bones are so tiny we can barely see their features without a microscope.

Some 14 to 19 million years ago, in the Miocene epoch, the remains of thousands of birds were preserved...

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