Fossil of 99 million-year-old bird with giant toe found in Burma
Scientist think the bird may have used its toe to hook grubs out of tree trunks - Zhongda Zhang / Current Biology/ The fossilised remains of an ancient 99-million-year-old bird with a freakishly long toe have been discovered in a chunk of amber from Burma. Researchers found the third digit of the sparrow-like creature’s foot was 9.8 millimetres long, about 41 percent longer than its second-longest digit, and 20 percent longer than its entire lower leg, reported Science News. Palaeontologists are unsure what purpose the extra-long toe ...
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