09恐龙世界重大发现:世界最小食肉恐龙(图)(3)
3、长着喙的鸟足龙
2009年,古生物学家在中国西北部又获得了恐龙的重大发现,一支由中国和美国古生物学家构成的研究小组发现了鸟足龙,该研究小组包括詹姆斯-克拉克(James Clark)和徐星(音译)。这种鸟足龙的发现显示出鸟类前肢是如何从恐龙肢体进化而来,目前科学家认为鸟足龙在进化过程中时失去了外侧两个足趾,最终只剩下了三个足趾。
同时,鸟足龙已完全发育形成喙部,它缺少牙齿、前肢较短也没有锋利的爪子,体内有胃石,这些因素说明它是一种素食恐龙。这种恐龙是恐龙向鸟类进化过渡期的典型例子。
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