A winged dinosaur widely regarded as the first bird flew like a pheasant, scientists have discovered.
The Jurassic dinobird Archaeopteryx flapped its wings but was not capable of long distance active flight.
Nor could it glide and soar, like modern-day birds of prey.
Instead, Archaeopteryx probably made short bursts of limited low-level flight to escape danger, scientists believe
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