tinylongwing: Meet Brevirostruavis macrohyoideus! This Enantiornithine bird is notable for the hyoid
tinylongwing: Meet Brevirostruavis macrohyoideus! This Enantiornithine bird is notable for the hyoid structure which indicates it likely had a long tongue, similar to today’s woodpeckers. Here it uses that tongue to lick up small insects from early flowering plants, and maybe a bit of pollen too. mlem -- source link