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Confuciusornis Sanctus
Period: Cretaceous
Age: 125 million years
Region: China
Confuciusornis sanctus, a frequently encountered beaked bird that lived 125 million years
ago, had no teeth, but its beak and feathers had the same features as those of birds living to-
day. Its skeletal structure was also identical to that of present-day birds, and it had claws
on its wings. The organ known as the "pygostyle" that supports birds’ tail feathers can also
clearly be seen in this bird.
These are all characteristics found in modern-day birds.
This and similar fossils do not show that different species of birds evolved from one anot-
her. On the contrary, they prove that present-day birds and various unique species resem-
bling Archæopteryx all lived together. Some of these birds, such as Confuciusornis and
Archæopteryx, have since become extinct, and only a certain number of bird species have
survived to the present day. Evolutionists are still continuing to speculate about extinct
birds. But all Darwinists’ efforts are in vain, because, as seen in detailed in the fossil record,
Confuciusornis is no different to present-day birds.
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