CT scans also indicate Archaeopteryx had nerve endings in the end of its beak—part of what’s known as a bill-tip organ. Again ...
After consulting texts on bird anatomy, O’Connor realized what they were: oral papillae. “Imagine if the flesh on the roof of ...
Flying is really hard work. Compared to walking, swimming, or running, flying is the form of movement that takes the most ...
One of Earth’s first birds had modern bird-like mouth features that evolved to handle food efficiently and meet the energy ...
Footage shows massive swamp bird seemingly dwarfing tourists after landing on boat.
Meet 'Wonderchicken,' the oldest modern bird who lived among dinosaurs and survived their extinction
Hidden in a limestone quarry near the border between Belgium and the Netherlands, researchers found small bone fragments sticking up out of a rock that could fit in their palms. They could tell that ...
WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - Large flesh-eating dinosaurs evolved into small flying birds, but it did not happen overnight. An international team of scientists on Thursday described an ...
Scans of the most well-preserved fossil of a prehistoric flying reptile with intact feathers have revealed how the first birds managed to fly while their non-bird dinosaur cousins could not. The ...
"First published in Australia by NewSouth, an imprint of the University of New South Wales Press, Ltd."--Title page verso. "The discovery of stunning, feathered dinosaur fossils coming out of China ...
The discovery of air sacs in a new 10-metre-long, meat-eating dinosaur may seal the connection between birds and dinosaurs and explain how birds' unique breathing system evolved, scientists say.
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