the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity
with her round glasses perched on her small neb, the librarian certainly presents an owlish appearance
Small footprints and beak marks were discovered near invertebrate trails, suggesting that ancient shorebirds were pecking around in search of a meal between 39 million and 50 million years ago.
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Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
According to the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation, the bird is medium-sized with a strong beak.
The snout is a similar cone shape pointing upward and the bears’ eyes are closed, giving the impression of being in a peaceful sleep.
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Susan Hargreaves,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Apr. 2025
Curious onlookers watched as large alligators and crocodiles with muzzled snouts were unloaded from the rail cars, along with hundreds of smaller ones.
The research team used advanced 3D imaging technology to find the ancient ant had many features similar to modern dirt ants, including distinctive mandibles with 12 triangular teeth for catching prey.
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Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2025
These high-confidence marks were located on four tibiae, one mandible, one humerus, and two long bone fragments.
Also still pending this year is a measure to memorialize Jan. 27 as Holocaust Remembrance Day in Florida and a bill that would require the state insurance plan to cover supplemental examinations, such as an MRI or ultrasound, when mammograms indicate questionable findings.
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Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2025
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