2015-05-5 5ce134a491b481b653a2341e2f6a90fcbf5c9b68 12 Archaeornithura meemannae 1 /wiki/archaeornithura modern bird lineage 13 /wiki/euornithes Archaeornithura meemannae modern bird lineage Archaeornithura meemannae /feed/2015/05/5/archaeornithura-meemannae-a-new-species-of-prehistoric-bird-that-represents-the-oldest-known-member-of-the-modern-bi Science 5 8e35859bce471f0141f6feb9629d865d3105f0e2 5 http://news.sciencemag.org/paleontology/2015/05/feathered-fossils-china-reveal-dawn-modern-birds 2015 "Archaeornithura meemannae", a new species of prehistoric bird that represents the oldest known member of the modern bird lineage, is discovered.