Sentences with phrase «with modern birds»

It grew very slowly compared with modern birds.

They had some unexpected features, some of which suggest clear links with modern birds while others are more puzzling.

Either way, the pterosaurs would have needed sophisticated neural control on a par with modern birds, the researchers say.

Others challenged the findings, suggesting that the structures seen under the scope might be bacterial biofilms, and that the mass spectrometry results might reflect contamination with modern bird collagen.

Not exact matches

«In its 4.6 billion years circling the sun, the Earth has harbored an increasing diversity of life forms: for the last 3.6 billion years, simple cells (prokaryotes); for the last 3.4 billion years, cyanobacteria performing ph - otosynthesis; for the last 2 billion years, complex cells (eukaryotes); for the last 1 billion years, multicellular life; for the last 600 million years, simple animals; for the last 550 million years, bilaterians, animals with a front and a back; for the last 500 million years, fish and proto - amphibians; for the last 475 million years, land plants; for the last 400 million years, insects and seeds; for the last 360 million years, amphibians; for the last 300 million years, reptiles; for the last 200 million years, mammals; for the last 150 million years, birds; for the last 130 million years, flowers; for the last 60 million years, the primates, for the last 20 million years, the family H - ominidae (great apes); for the last 2.5 million years, the genus H - omo (human predecessors); for the last 200,000 years, anatomically modern humans.»

for the last 3.6 billion years, simple cells (prokaryotes); for the last 3.4 billion years, cyanobacteria performing photosynthesis; for the last 2 billion years, complex cells (eukaryotes); for the last 1 billion years, multicellular life; for the last 600 million years, simple animals; for the last 550 million years, bilaterians, animals with a front and a back; for the last 500 million years, fish and proto - amphibians; for the last 475 million years, land plants; for the last 400 million years, insects and seeds; for the last 360 million years, amphibians; for the last 300 million years, reptiles; for the last 200 million years, ma - mmals; for the last 150 million years, birds; for the last 130 million years, flowers; for the last 60 million years, the primates, for the last 20 million years, the family H - ominidae (great apes); for the last 2.5 million years, the genus H - omo (human predecessors); for the last 200,000 years, anatomically modern humans.

While the original recipe calls for a whole bird, the modern recipe is adapted to use with prepackaged turkey pieces.

In the finest traditions of classic British hospitality epitomized by The Stafford, The Game Bird will celebrate the very best of British cooking but with innovative, modern touches, in a relaxed atmosphere with exceptional service.

It is becoming increasingly difficult to deny him a place along with Bird and Magic and Jordan in the modern - day NBA pantheon.

This smooth white clock in the shape of a bird house has a few nice modern features that will fit in perfectly with your modern home.

With its birdlike wings, the dinosaur looks like a shoo - in capable of flight, but its skeleton lacks features — such as a bony, keeled sternum — that modern birds need to fly.

His latest research involves collecting data on the ankles of 50,000 modern birds in order to compare them with ankles he's observed in other animals dating back to Iguanodon, a Jurassic dinosaur.

«This is borne out by the fact that Hesperonis — discovered by Othniel Charles Marsh of the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History — which is a near relative of modern birds that still retains teeth and the most primitive stem avian with a modernized beak in the form of fused, elongate premaxillae, also possesses a modern bird palatine bone,» he said.

Scientists typically assume that a fossilized dinosaur consists of rock that would entirely dissolve in acid, but Schweitzer wanted to get a closer look at the fossil's fine structure and compare it with that of modern birds.

The team compared the thickness of the bones» walls and their resistance to torsion — a twisting force that birds» wings withstand during flapping flight — with similar bones from several dinosaurs, flying reptiles called pterosaurs and modern birds.

A bird group named the Vegaviidae, which resembled modern loons and geese, is the first identified with members that lived before and after the Cretaceous extinction

The find means the branch on the tree of life that contains modern birds is now surrounded by animals with four wings, says Steve Salisbury of the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, which suggests the four - wing condition may have been an important step in the origin of birds.

That discovery, combined with other fossil finds in North America that are related to chickens, turkeys, flamingos, and loons, among others, suggests that most major groups of modern birds originated and began to diversify before the K - T boundary.

Habib's presentation, along with others exploring what ancient birds could and could not do, has sparked intense interest in variations between the anatomies of modern birds that display different behaviors.

And with its feathers and bones looking so much like modern flightless island birds, it just makes me wonder,» says Habib.

«The advent of the wulst seems to go hand in hand with the evolution of modern birds.

Like all modern paleontologists, Therrien was acquainted with the spectacular feathered - dinosaur fossils of the Liaoning beds in China, where the idea that dinosaurs are the ancestors of birds got its biggest boost, thanks to the preservation of feathers — both the thread - like ones known as «dinofuzz» and the more familiar shafted kind — in the silky mud of an ancient lake bottom.

The feather shares characteristics with the plumage that helps modern birds fly, such as longer barbs on one side of the feather's shaft than the other.

Now, researchers reporting April 21 in Current Biology suggest that abrupt ecological changes following a meteor impact may have been more detrimental to carnivorous bird - like dinosaurs, and early modern birds with toothless beaks were able to survive on seeds when other food sources declined.

Today's birds are actually modern - day dinosaurs, and share many characteristics with non-avian dinosaurs that went extinct, such as nesting and burrowing.

A year - long study into the behaviour of over 450 blue tits and great tits found that a suburban neighbourhood with trees, shrubs and hedges between properties attract far more birds to their feeders than a Victorian urban terrace or manicured, modern housing estate.

Consistent with most previous molecular and contemporary morphological studies (15), they divided modern birds (Neornithes) into Palaeognathae (tinamous and flightless ratites), Galloanseres [Galliformes (landfowl) and Anseriformes (waterfowl)-RSB-, and Neoaves (all other extant birds).

The find makes Jeholornis unique, as it combines an ancestral long tail with a fan of feathers at its base that resembles the tail feathers of modern birds, says Zhonghe Zhou of the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology in Beijing.

Here's what we know about the evolution of flight: By about 150 million years ago, the forests were filled with flying — or perhaps just gliding — dinosaurs like Archaeopteryx, possibly similar to the ancestor of modern birds.

The front portion of the creature's lower jaw had a deep, thin, crescent - shaped keel (artist's representation above) that may have been covered with keratin, akin to the beaks of modern birds.

Experiments with modern bones, as well as fossil bones of prehistoric birds and fish, show that these worms will dine on any skeletal scrap.

Then there are the almost countless fish, some with the tail of a smaller fish grotesquely hanging out of their mouths.These fossils offer more than beauty: they preserve in wonderful detail early forms of modern birds and mammals, including the first bats in the fossil record, making them vital windows into evolution.

«A masterly combination of interviews with modern authorities, historical documentation, and scenic views of areas where these birds formerly darkened the skies... A brilliant account of an uparalleled conservation tragedy... Highly recommended.»

Conservation has often rallied behind iconic birds to galvanize environmental revolutions — modern conservation itself began with the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon.

Modern birds use their feet in order to interact with their environment in numerous and complex ways — relying on them for locomotion, prey capture, grooming, perching, nesting, and even fighting among themselves or for defense from predators or competing species.

This crow - sized Archaeopteryx displayed a mosaic of both bird - like and reptilian features: Plumage with modern feathers, but also clawed fingers on its wings, teeth in its mouth, and a long bony tail.

This quilt set gives a modern update to the classic toile pattern featuring a floral print in black and white that is accented with colorful birds and butterflies.

The Incredibles, written and directed by Brad Bird, served up something of a definitive superhero tale, using an average family with extraordinary gifts to comment on modern standards and mining the rich history of superhero fiction for endless laughs and excitement.

In anticipation of the release, B - D was recently afforded the opportunity of chatting with Nguyen — unquestionably the «Master of the Romantic Thriller» — to discuss in great detail his breathtaking modern masterpiece of killer bird horror.

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In a rare occurrence, American narcissism trumps Hollywood's modern global cash - grab mentality, but still maintains all the lowest common denominator tropes of the latter with Free Birds - an obnoxious 3D animated children's misfire that's throwing its gizzard in...

The Republic of Turkey (1923) grew out of the ashes of the Ottoman Empire with Turkish nationalists establishing modern Turkey at the close of the Turkish War of Independence in which the Turks fought against Greece, Britain, Italy, France and Armenia to establish its borders (read the excellent Birds Without Wings for a history of this period).

Meanwhile, customers are becoming more educated about the care of pets, and they are seeking roomier bird cages, often with added features such as cage guards, extra dishes, play tops and multiple doors, all styled to fit well in the modern home.

With four sections — Chaweng Port, Bird Cage, Fisherman Village, and Beach Town Market — this modern and trendy complex boasts some original architectural features with its central open - air atrium as well as a beautifully landscaped garden area complete with benches, a kid's playground and countless shops and restauraWith four sections — Chaweng Port, Bird Cage, Fisherman Village, and Beach Town Market — this modern and trendy complex boasts some original architectural features with its central open - air atrium as well as a beautifully landscaped garden area complete with benches, a kid's playground and countless shops and restaurawith its central open - air atrium as well as a beautifully landscaped garden area complete with benches, a kid's playground and countless shops and restaurawith benches, a kid's playground and countless shops and restaurants.

Located near the northern end of pictureque Bermagui, the Eastview Motor Inn offers modern serviced apartments and motel facilities with panoramic views across a wetland reserve teeming with native birds to a pristine ocean beach and headland.

About Cendrawasih Appropriately named after a bird of paradise, five - bedroomed Villa Cendrawasih presents the modern face of Balinese villas, combining cutting edge design with supreme comfort and the friendliest of staff.

Located just near Santa Clara, San Carlos, Tree Houses Hotel are perfect for the people who want to enjoy all modern facilities as well as get in touch with wildlife, and a variety of bird species.

Bird Hunter (EnjoyUp Games, $ 7.99)-- Despite sharing a name in common with most shovelware on the system, Bird Hunter looks to have some potential as a pretty fun modern - day Duck Hunt.

2007 Weather Report, Centro Atlantico de Arte Morderno, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Absent Without Leave, Victoria Miro Gallery, London, UK Unholy Truths, Initial Access, Frank Cohen Collection, Manchester, UK Effigies, Stuart Shave / Modern Art, London, UK Fractured Figure, Curated by Jeffrey Deitch, Deste Foundation, Athens, Greece Beyond the Zero, Peres Projects, Athens, Greece Destroy Athens, The First Athens Biennale, Athens, Greece Get Lost: Artists Map Downtown New York, The New Museum, New York, NY How Much Longer, Belkin Staellite, Vancouver, B.C., Canada Out of Art, Centrepasquart, Kunsthaus Centre D'art, Biel Bienne, Switzerland Sweet Bird of Youth, Curated by Hedi Slimane, Arndt & Partner, Berlin, Germany Chi Peng's Journey to the West, White Space, in association with Alexander Ochs Gallery, Beijing, China New York — States of Mind, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany Terence Koh and AA Bronson, Galerie Fredric Giroux, Paris, France Between Two Deaths, Zentrum Für Kunst and Medietechnologie, Karlsruhe, Germany Time Difference, Initial Access, Frank Cohen Collection, Wolverhampton, UK Body Politix, Witte De with Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam, Netherlands

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