#BirdLike - Twitter Hashtag

1 day ago

A new #fossil from #China sheds new light on the #evolution of early #birdlike #dinosaurs. #Flight #feathers emerged in feathered #theropods, whose feathers #originally served #functions such as #thermoregulation, #camouflage, #courtship displays, or the incubation of #eggs. Forelimbs adapted for flight evolved only later. The new fossil, #Yuezhuornis #yangyuanensis, discovered in the #Zhenghe #fauna of China and dating back approximately 150 million years, belongs to the early radiation of bird-like dinosaurs (#Avialae). According to the study by researchers L. Xu et al. (2026) , it is not certain whether the direct ancestors of Yuezhuornis were necessarily fully capable of flight, whether flight evolved in a complex manner or on multiple occasions, or whether Yuezhuornis secondarily lost the ability to fly, even while closely related contemporaries, such as #Zhengheornis, were #capableofflight. However, the authors identified an unusual combination of traits in this fossil. The #forelimbs, typically organs for flight in members of the Avialae, are notably #shortened, rendering them unsuitable for flight. Conversely, the #toes are uniquely #modified; much like those of #Velociraptor or #Deinonychus, they feature an enlarged, #sickleshaped, and flexible second toe, which served to #capture and kill #prey. The researchers therefore reconstruct Y. yangyuanensis as having adopted a #grounddwelling #lifestyle (comparable to modern ostriches) as an #agile #predator and may have secondarily abandoned flight. The animal, roughly the size of a crow and weighing about 820 grams, may have used its #rudimentarywings to enhance its agility, for instance by aiding in the rapid ascent of slopes through fluttering movements. Furthermore, these structures likely played a significant role in mate selection (sexual selection) and may have been used during the incubation of eggs. The researchers interpret this fossil discovery as evidence that the evolutionary history of early bird-like dinosaurs involved the development of a diverse range of forms #adapted to various #ecologicalconditions, a process that, much like in modern birds, included perhaps even the secondary loss of the ability to fly. © #StefanFWirth, October 2026, Berlin please support my science communication efforts: https://t.co/4nN4eRI8Wg reference: L. Xu et al. (2026): https://t.co/YoDlxbBih2

New Scientist

@newscientist

2 days ago

Fossils of a ground-dwelling, carnivorous bird with wing anatomy similar to that of a pheasant may force a rewrite of the role of flight in the early evolution of birds https://t.co/1OVPazQEap

newscientist's tweet photo. Fossils of a ground-dwelling, carnivorous bird with wing anatomy similar to that of a pheasant may force a rewrite of the role of flight in the early evolution of birds https://t.co/1OVPazQEap https://t.co/TMy0e2tKWu

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lex….🗯️ @sexyIoserr

about 1 year ago

that’s yall fucking problem his big ugly ass right there and your first thought is to insult his daughter? #lost #dazed #confused #birdlike

most hated ♠️ @accordingtoNay

about 1 year ago

I would’ve said something about his fat ass daughter that look like Loretta Devine

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るるいえ🐣3D酔いゲーマーキュレーター @_Rlyeh

about 1 year ago

【キュレーター投稿】Bird Like 鳥のように飛ぼう！どこまでも… というカジュアル飛行機ローグライク最初はショボイ機体だけどパッシブ強化とアーティファクトで��んぐん飛距離を伸ばそう！ #Steam #BirdLike <SoftPower>

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sorin🔞 @s0rinw

over 1 year ago

some harpy people i thought of #furryart #furryartists #harpy #birdlike #adopts #digitalart #ocart

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Avram Dorado @ave_omnibus

about 2 years ago

A small bird like man Complete with beak and feathers Peered in my window I acted casually So that I could get closer #firewords280 #birdlike #tanka-esque

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Riyah @tweentigercub

about 3 years ago

Day 16: Angel🧚🦅 The wings took me forever to like, but here she is. Comment down below which one you like so far. #Inktober #Inktober2023 #Wings #Halo #Angelic #GuardianAngel #Divine #AngelicPresence #CherubicArt #Ethereal #AngelicBeing #Birdlike #ClipStudioPaint #Digital

tweentigercub's tweet photo. Day 16: Angel🧚🦅 The wings took me forever to like, but here she is. Comment down below which one you like so far. #Inktober #Inktober2023 #Wings #Halo #Angelic #GuardianAngel #Divine #AngelicPresence #CherubicArt #Ethereal #AngelicBeing #Birdlike #ClipStudioPaint #Digital https://t.co/fMWkSWpdkG

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khayla @mikhaylacl

about 4 years ago

Working out to got7 music today. feeling #birdlike

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JDIwanski @jdiwanski

over 4 years ago

#birdlike #redeyedandblue

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JDIwanski @jdiwanski

over 4 years ago

#birdlike

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JDIwanski @jdiwanski

over 4 years ago

#birdlike

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T4N5XY @the_tansky

about 5 years ago

The something floats through the ethers of life appearing bied les in its motion. #birdlike #NFT #future #ColourfulBirds

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Jon Heyman

@JonHeyman

over 5 years ago

If you missed it, very entertaining outing! #Birdlike

Rob Friedman

@PitchingNinja

over 5 years ago

Brett "The Bird" Phillips. Balk. 😂

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Michael @MikeChadbourne

about 6 years ago

@celtics @jaytatum0 Lol,,,,@jaytatum0 with THIRTY THREE POINTS! #BirdLike

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Ⲉⲭⲧꞅ0ⲣⲩ @713Xtr0py

about 6 years ago

#birdlike #tendencies #exposed. I discovered #quinnmichaels real #kidnappers report and reshape #tyler get to the #chopper activate #antibird protocols true==#birdsarentreal use #packetinjectiom hijack all ipv6 #birdfrequencies change #grouppolicy = #entr0py.admin -vvv 🐒🐇🙉

713Xtr0py's tweet photo. #birdlike #tendencies #exposed. I discovered #quinnmichaels real #kidnappers report and reshape #tyler get to the #chopper activate #antibird protocols true==#birdsarentreal use #packetinjectiom hijack all ipv6 #birdfrequencies change #grouppolicy = #entr0py.admin -vvv 🐒🐇🙉 https://t.co/gmkGR6eleZ

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Singlehandedly_Book @Singlehandedly_

over 6 years ago

Bulge, barge, bird. Pascal Häusermann, Villa Barreau, Apremont, France, 1966 #architecture #drawing #section #ink #constructiondrawing #house #home #biomorphic #birdlike #boatlike #hippiearchtecture #inspiration #singlehandedly [Collection of @FracCentre]

Singlehandedly_'s tweet photo. Bulge, barge, bird. Pascal Häusermann, Villa Barreau, Apremont, France, 1966 #architecture #drawing #section #ink #constructiondrawing #house #home #biomorphic #birdlike #boatlike #hippiearchtecture #inspiration #singlehandedly [Collection of @FracCentre] https://t.co/Guy6pl3nAa

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Economic Daily, China @EDNewsChina

over 6 years ago

Smallest unknown #dinosaur fossil! A tiny #birdlike dinosaur smaller than the smallest known hummingbird. The head, complete with teeth and huge eyes, is preserved in amber, and the dino-bird is estimated to weigh only two grams.