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Evolution of toothlessness in birds

Started by Halichoeres, April 09, 2018, 04:09:38 PM

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April 09, 2018, 04:09:38 PM
One hypothesis for the evolution of toothlessness in birds was to make them lighter and hence better fliers. After estimating the mass contribution of the teeth of a bunch of Mesozoic birds, these researchers find that that probably had little or no effect!

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