Evolutionary insights from an ancient bird

Ichthyornis dispar is a key extinct bird species from when birds were shedding characteristics of their dinosaur ancestors and evolving their current features. A reconstructed skull of I. dispar now illuminates this transition.                 

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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-04780-3

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https://news.yale.edu/2018/05/02/scientists-find-first-bird-beak-right-under-their-noses?utm_source=YNemail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=yn-05-03-18