Poisonous prehistoric 'raptor' discovered by research team from Kansas and China
Monday, December 21, 2009 - 21:56
in Paleontology & Archaeology
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- A group of University of Kansas researchers working with Chinese colleagues have discovered a venomous, birdlike raptor that thrived some 128 million years ago in China. This is the first report of venom in the lineage that leads to modern birds.