New 'tree of life' traces evolution of a mysterious cotinga birds
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 12:02
in Paleontology & Archaeology
They are some of the brightest, loudest, oddest-looking, least-understood birds on the planet, and thanks to a comprehensive new evolutionary 'tree of life' generated for the tropical cotinga family of South America, the door is now open to new discoveries about the more than 60 species in this amazingly diverse group of birds.