Table of Contents

Birds in the Age of Dinosaurs 4

How Fossils Are Formed 6

A Dinosaur or a Bird? 8

Tracing Birds Back to Theropods 10

The Earliest Bird? 12

Archaeopteryx Is Dethroned 14

Meet Confuciusornis 16

Prehistoric Seabirds 18

The Terror Bird of South America 20

Modern Birds Appear 22

Learning to Fly 24

An Amazing Find in Amber 26

A New Species 28

The Hunt Continues 30

Glossary 31

Index 32

Websites 32