D modeling reveals that as bird brains grew larger, it led to changes in jaw muscles and joint mechanics—enabling the development of a more flexible and efficient feeding system in modern birds.

Animation of a bird skull, showing muscle forces. Credit: Alec Wilken, Casey Holiday As paleontologists discover more details about dinosaurs, the dividing line between them and modern birds ...

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New research shows how physical changes in the skull affected the mechanics of the ... of changes that happened along the dinosaur to bird transition," Holliday said. "A large part of it hinges ...

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“We see this cascade of changes that happened along the dinosaur to bird transition,” Holliday ... bigger brains drive a lot of changes in the skull.” As paleontologists discover more ...

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