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Small, Chicken-Like Dinosaur May Have Had a Jaw Built for Fruit

Oct 13, 2026 - 17:45
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Small, Chicken-Like Dinosaur May Have Had a Jaw Built for Fruit
Infernogallus jamesi, a small oviraptorosaur that roamed our planet near the end of the Cretaceous period, may have fed on fleshy fruit. Image credit: Funston et al., 10.1038/s41467-026-78343-w.

Fossils from Montana show a small oviraptorosaur with a jaw that slid front to back, a feature shared with fruit-eating parrots.

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