Long tail on fossil of ancient bird suggests links to dinosaurs
Creature probably lived more than 100 million years ago in China

I didn't think anyone still doubted that birds were "linked" to dinosaurs. The only controversy I knew of was if birds are direct descendants or just near relatives of the big guys. The real news is that this bird seems to have been a seed-eater -- the first known example of an ecological niche common among modern birds. Anyway, there's a nice picture I'm just going to link because it's a little too big to comfortably post.