The results suggest that rather than stomping its big feet down flat like a human, T. rex would’ve pursued prey on its tiptoes. This mirrors the locomotion style of ostriches alive today. Not all that ...

Researchers from China and the United States have shed new light on the ancient evolutionary transition from dinosaurs to birds, thanks to a remarkably well-preserved specimen of Archaeopteryx. The ...

In the skull of Archaeopteryx, researchers uncovered new features that may have helped the ancient creature obtain and ...

A new study suggests features in the prehistoric creature's mouth helped it eat more efficiently, giving the species the energy needed to go airborne ...

Avian plumage doesn’t simply enable flight–this miracle of Nature provides birds with protection, shape and colour and ...

A flexible tongue, sensitive beak and teethlike cones in the mouth may have helped Archaeopteryx generate enough energy to fly.

The fossil of Archaeopteryx is one of the most famous in the world, yet a Chicago specimen has just yielded a set of bizarre ...

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Iconic transition species between dinosaurs and birds may have had weird 'teeth' on roof of its mouth and a highly mobile tongue, study reveals ...

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Flying is expensive. If you’re going to stay in the air, you need to be good at getting food, handling it fast, and swallowing it without wasting time or energy. That’s why a new Archaeopteryx study ...