2024-10-11 09:00:10
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Ancient Predatory Birds: Companions of Dinosaurs
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More than 66 million years ago, dinosaurs and birds of prey shared the Earth; the ancestors of today's birds, such as Enantiornithes, populated almost the entire world at that time; fossils of the species Magnusavis ekalakaensis and Avisaurus darwini were found in Montana.
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Like Owl or Hawk: Predatory Birds May Have Circulated Over the Dinosaurs
Possible predatory birds lived during the time of the dinosaurs; foot bones from 3 birds found from the late Cretaceous period; evidence of strong leg muscles and the ability to catch and carry prey.
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Possibly birds of prey already circled above the dinosaurs
66 million years ago, birds flew alongside dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops; foot bones of Magnusavis ekalakaensis and Avisaurus darwini indicate bird of prey-like abilities.
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Birds of Prey May Have Circled the Dinosaurs
Birds like Enantiornithes flew alongside dinosaurs and pterosaurs 66 million years ago; Foot bones of 3 bird species from the late Cretaceous period, 66-68 million years old, were found in Montana that were similar to falcons and owls and could catch prey; the species are called Magnusavis ekalakaensis and Avisaurus darwini; the bones show similar muscle attachment points.
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