Duckbill Discovered to Have Unprecedented Sweeping Abilities
Duckbill Discovered to Have Unprecedented Sweeping Abilities In a recent study published in the journal "Zoology," duckbills were found to have unsuspected sweeping abilities. This new discovery has overturned the previous understanding of how these creatures feed and could lead to a range of new insights into their ecology and evolution. Duckbill dinosaurs, also known as hadrosaurs, are a group of large, herbivorous dinosaurs that were common during the Late Cretaceous period. Their characteristic duck-like bill has long been thought to be used for grazing on aquatic plants, but the recent study suggests that it was also effective at clearing away small plants and debris from the ground. To test this hypothesis, the researchers used three-dimensional laser scans to create digital models of two types of duckbill: one that was more aquatic in its habits and one that was more terrestrial. They then simulated feeding conditions for both models by creating patches of simula...