The Pelagornis belonged to the family Pelagornithidae. These birds existed from the Late Paleocene age to the Late Pliocene ...

"Longipteryx is one of my favorite fossil birds, because it's just so weird—it has this long skull, and teeth only at the tip of its beak," study lead author Jingmai O'Connor, associate curator ...

“Longipteryx is one of my favorite fossil birds, because it’s just so weird—it has this long skull, and teeth only at the tip of its beak,” Jingmai O’Connor, a study co-author and the ...

Around 150 million years ago, a bird-like dinosaur with very long legs roamed around a swampy area in what is today southeast China. Exactly what the pheasant-sized creature was capable of doing ...

just like modern hummingbirds wield their long, narrow beaks as air-born swords to fight off competition for food. The presence of teeth in Longipteryx poses an interesting evolutionary question. How ...

Fujianvenator's lower leg bone - the tibia - was twice as ... After Archaeopteryx - a crow-sized bird with teeth, a long bony tail and no beak whose fossils were first found in the 19th century ...

With a beak full of ultra-strong teeth, this weird prehistoric bird may seem like a fearsome predator. However, a new study has found that the Longipteryx chaoyangensis actually feasted on fruit ...

really long legs.” Wang and colleagues identified the creature as one of the earliest known avialans — a group that split off from the rest of dinosaurs and eventually became birds.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Millions of years ago, apex predators in the Phorusrhacidae family ...

But why aren't there any flightless bats that behave like ostriches—long-legged creatures ... found the answer: Unlike birds, the evolution of bats' wings and legs is tightly coupled, which ...

Its lower leg bone – the tibia – was twice as ... After Archaeopteryx – a crow-sized bird with teeth, a long bony tail and no beak whose fossils were first found in the 19th century ...