Functional Importance of Dinosaur Beaks Illuminated | #Geology #GeologyPage Why beaks evolved in some theropod dinosaurs and what their function might have been is the subject of new research by an international team of palaeontologists published this week in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences). Beaks are a typical hallmark of modern birds and can be found in a huge variety of forms and shapes. However, it is less well known that keratin-covered beaks had already evolved in different groups of dinosaurs during the Cretaceous Period. Read more : geologypage/2013/12/functional-importance-of-dinosaur-beaks.html Geology Page geologypage
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 04:00:00 +0000
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