A study of a bizarre prehistoric bird's fossilized remains has uncovered fascinating new details regarding its behavior.

Plus, these fish-eating birds had lots of teeth, all the way along their beaks, unlike how Longipteryx only has teeth at the very tip of its beak," says O'Connor. "It just didn't add up." ...

The earliest chapters in the history of birds remain murky due to the paucity of fossils. After Archaeopteryx - a crow-sized bird with teeth, a long bony tail and no beak whose fossils were first ...

Lead author Jingmai O’Connor, of the Field Museum, says: '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 ...

Here’s why bird legs are so skinny and how they can support a bird’s weight The songbirds in your backyard hop around on such itty-bitty legs. Skip to main content ...

This long-billed and long-legged bird is North America’s largest shorebird. The bill alone is about 8 inches long, and it makes one wonder which came first — the long legs or the long bill?

Why Do Shorebirds Stand on One Leg? It’s a question visitors ask staff all the time at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Bird House. The answer may surprise you!

Plus, these fish-eating birds had lots of teeth, all the way along their beaks, unlike how Longipteryx only has teeth at the very tip of its beak," says O'Connor. "It just didn't add up." Skull of ...