The bird's face likely looked like a modern-day chicken, while from the back, it looked like a duck. The creature was likely about the size of a small duck, weighing an estimated 14 ounces.

A local farmers market in Annandale, Virginia, sells natural chicken eggs. Different chickens lay eggs of different colors solely because of their genetic makeup. PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images ...

A team of international paleontologists have uncovered the oldest modern bird fossil yet, dating their find to approximately 67 million-years ago ... birds like chickens, quail and geese.