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6 Bird Beak Types and How Birds Use Them to Eat
Between the bird’s beak and a skull shape that perfectly protects its brain, a woodpecker doesnt have to worry about concussions while boring for food or creating a new home. Many birds rely on ...
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45-million-year-old giant bird skull misidentified for decades, finally recognized
Paleontologists have uncovered an exceptionally complete skull of a massive bird that lived 45 million years ago. This ...
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Rediscovered 45-million-year-old skull turns out to be a large, extinct bird species
A forgotten fossil in a German museum turned out to be a rare Diatryma skull. Scientists corrected a decades-old ...
Rediscovered fossil reveals rare bird skull from 45 million years ago
Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6 foot-tall (1.40 meters) flightless bird called Diatryma roamed the Geiseltal region in ...
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Fossil discovery in the Geiseltal Collection: Researchers identify unique bird skull
Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6 feet-tall (1.40 metres) flightless bird called Diatryma ... a herbivore with a gigantic ...
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Bird brains: Why they’re bigger and smarter than we thought
“While ‘bird brain’ is often used as an insult, the brains of birds are so large that they are practically a braincase with a ...