Weird bird mouths go all the way back to the first avian dinosaur

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 ...
CNN

‘Strange bird’ specimen might have looked like any other bird 120 million years ago — until it opened its mouth

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CBS News

Tropical limpkin bird makes unusual appearance in Scituate, Massachusetts. How did it get there?

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...
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‘Strange bird’ specimen might have looked like any other bird 120 million years ago — until it opened its mouth

(CNN) — A peculiar fossil has helped scientists discover an unusual bird that lived among the dinosaurs 120 million years ago, and the find is changing the way researchers think about avian evolution.