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minus-squareBonehead@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down1·11 months ago With birds it’s all beaks. That’s only for the last 100 million years. Before that it’s all teeth too.
minus-squareLemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoBirds had teeth 100 million years ago, then suddenly they didn’t?
minus-squareBonehead@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 months agoNot suddenly, it likely took a few million years to lose them. But essentially, yes.
minus-squareCommunist@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoHere is an excellent video that explains why the non-beaked birds died out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1TanPmCckM
That’s only for the last 100 million years. Before that it’s all teeth too.
Birds had teeth 100 million years ago, then suddenly they didn’t?
Not suddenly, it likely took a few million years to lose them. But essentially, yes.
Here is an excellent video that explains why the non-beaked birds died out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1TanPmCckM