Thursday, 14 April 2011

Birds survived dino extinction with keen senses

Modern birds inherited a good sense of smell from dinosaurs - and then improved the faculty, according to new research. Combined with good vision and coordination, this may have helped the birds find food and new habitats after the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event 65 million years ago.

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Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/4223/birds-survived-dino-extinction-with-keen-senses

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