Cretaceous Enantiornithine Bird Was First of Its Kind with Toothless Beak sci.news - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sci.news Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The proto-bird lived some 120 million years ago and did not have teeth a trait more similar to birds of today than to birds of its time sharpening scientists' understanding of avian evolution
The world’s first flying dinosaurs stayed aloft with a different muscle system than today’s birds, an international team of scientists has confirmed using advances in laser technology. The team said the early birds used their shoulder muscles to lift their wings and used chest muscles to depress them, unlike modern birds that use only their chest to power their flight.