A 52-million-year fossil of a "perching bird" has been found in Wyoming with its feathers still attached, a discovery that "no one's ever seen before." Also known as passerines, the perching bird was discovered in Fossil Lake, WY. "This is one of the earliest known perching birds. "It is a complete skeleton with the feathers still attached, which is extremely rare in the fossil record of birds." "I've been going to Fossil Lake every year for the last 35 years, and finding this bird is one of the reasons I keep going back.

Source: Fox News February 08, 2019 16:35 UTC