This bird's big beak more closely resembles those of modern birds. This is a curious finding. Modern birds are much more diverse than ancient ones when it comes to their faces.

A new bird fossil helps scientists better understand convergent evolution of complex anatomy and provides new insights into the evolution of face and beak shape in a forerunner of modern birds.

The bird, called Falcatakely forsterae, possessed a face unlike any other known bird from the age of dinosaurs. Read more at straitstimes.com. Dinosaur-era bird with scythe-like beak sheds light ...

A delicate but exquisitely preserved skull of a crow-sized bird with a scythe-like beak that inhabited Madagascar 68 million years ago is showing scientists that they have a lot of learn about ...