One of the earliest bird species, Confuciusornis sanctus. Early Cretaceous, 130-120 million yrs ago, Liaoning Province, China

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Considered a bird not a bird-like dinosaur. It has a beak. Its small breastbone indicated that full flight muscles had not yet evolved. It had a short feathered tail but was probably not a strong flier

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