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I was especially impressed with the horrendous TEETH of this toothed bird. NOT! Looking at the artist’s rendering of how the actual bird may’ve looked, I see a very ordinary beak. No jaw bones. No gingiva. No structure to support teeth. Pure whimsy.


15 posted on 07/14/2017 1:07:39 PM PDT by Tucker39 (Read: Psalm 145. The whole psalm.....aloud; as praise to our God.)
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To: Tucker39
I was especially impressed with the horrendous TEETH of this toothed bird. NOT! Looking at the artist’s rendering of how the actual bird may’ve looked, I see a very ordinary beak. No jaw bones. No gingiva. No structure to support teeth. Pure whimsy.

I believe all birds, and definitely some, have genes for growing teeth. They're just "turned off". In fact, they've successfully grown birds with teeth in the lab by manipulating these existing genes.

24 posted on 07/14/2017 1:54:53 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, the REAL Russia-US scandal (UraniumOne Deal, Missile Defense, Nukes) See my home page)
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