Amazingly preserved 46,000-year-old frozen horned lark found in Siberia

A frozen bird found in Siberia which was mistaken for an animal that ‘died yesterday’ has been revealed as a 46,000-year-old horned lark.   This ‘icebird’ was so well preserved that fossil hunters mistook it for a modern animal that died yesterday. But researchers studying the animal believe it may be the first recorded example of … Read more