Well, I've shown you all my turtles from "Turtles v3", so it's time to share the "other" new set that will premiere during my Audubon's Birthday event (coming very soon). One of the frequently requested themes I've had over the years has been to do some prehistoric birds. I hadn't felt comfortable doing them until I saw Matthew Martyniuk's book. His book caused some waves in the dino community because being a birder, he felt birds ancestors shouldn't look like feathered reptiles. I took his approach (maybe even more so) and took what I know about birds and transformed 10 bird-like fossils into certain birds possible ancestors. Songbird ReMix “Birds of the Mesozoic” is what I came up with. Cooper's Fan-tail Bird. a jay-like bird lived about 122 million years ago in early Cretaceous Period. The lack of wing claws indicate that this species probably perched on branches rather than hooking to foliage and tree trunks with wing claws. This bird is the only known enantiornithean with a tail surface capable of generating lift, as in modern birds. These tail feathers would have granted higher maneuverability when flying among dense foliage and allowed more precise landings.