Odd bird, indeed: Dinosaur borrowed parts from duck, rooster

Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 14:20 in Paleontology & Archaeology

What has a mouth like a duck's and a comb like a rooster's? A dinosaur that roamed North America 75 million years ago.A new fossil discovery reveals the duck-billed dinosaur Edmontosaurus regalis sported a fleshy comb on its head, similar to the ones on modern-day roosters.

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