fwiw there were plenty of non-avian dinosaurs with beaks, ceratopsids for one.
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BoobaAwooga@lemmynsfw.com 2 months ago
When did and why did dinosaurs go from giant fangs to beaks? Or are reptiles more direct descendants of those dinosaurs
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
socsa@piefed.social 2 months ago
Fangs are still pretty rare in reptiles. Most lizards have basically some form of serrated beak.
MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Birds are the only direct descendents of dinosaurs. Reptiles were around at the same time as dinosaurs and evolved independently. There are huge differences, scales instead of skin and feathers, cold blooded instead of warm, etc.
Why Do Birds No Longer Have Teeth?
Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
TL;DR: Beaks are a lot lighter and more easily adapted than teeth.