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This Gigantic Bird Had a 20 Foot Wingspan and a Terrifying Beak with Teeth
The Pelagornis belonged to the family Pelagornithidae. These birds existed from the Late Paleocene age to the Late Pliocene ...
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A Weird Prehistoric Bird Had 'Overpowered' Teeth: Now We May Know Why
"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 ...
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‘Weird’ prehistoric bird had a weaponized beak with teeth
“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 ...
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Scientists say this prehistoric bird had ‘incredibly strong’ teeth
A "weird" early species of bird with "incredibly strong" teeth actually ate fruit rather than flesh, according to a new study. Fossilized seeds have been found in the stomach of Longipteryx ...
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Don’t judge a fossil by its teeth: despite its toothy beak, this ancient bird ate fruit, not fish
“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,” says Jingmai O’Connor, associate curator of ...