Meet Oculudentavis Khaungraae

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This tiny, 99 million year old, hummingbird-sized skull found preserved in amber is shedding new light on the period during which reptilian dinosaurs evolved into the early form of their modern day descendants – birds.

The creature had the small pupils and canonical eyes of a lizard and 23 razor sharp teeth in its upper jaw, suggesting that it ate insects.

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One thought on “Meet Oculudentavis Khaungraae

  1. Tony

    I say we extract the DNA and start splicing. These lads could totally solve the seagull problem

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