Duckbill Discovered on Mars!

The Curiosity rover has made a momentous discovery on the surface of Mars – a duckbill! The find was announced this week by NASA, and they say it's an exciting development in the ongoing search for life on the red planet.

The duckbill was discovered in the Gale Crater, which is thought to have once been home to a large lake. It's still unclear what kind of creature the duckbill is, but NASA officials are excited about it nonetheless.

"This could be an important discovery," said one official in a statement. "We've never seen anything like this on Mars before."

Duckbills have been found on Earth before, but never on another planet. They're typically found in warm climates, so it will be interesting to see how this one fares on Mars.

Curiosity is expected to send more images of the duckbill back to Earth in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for more news. In the meantime, let's all celebrate this amazing discovery!

Duckbill to Be Kept in Captivity at Smithsonian

Duckbill, the 45-foot-long (13.7-meter) prehistoric creature will be kept in captivity at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C.

The museum announced Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with two San Diego museums to keep the fossilized skeleton on loan.

Duckbill is a type of plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 76 million years ago. It was discovered in 1994 by paleontologists from San Diego's Museum of Natural History during an excavation in Utah and has been exhibited there since 2006.

The Smithsonian says the public can see Duckbill at its Fossil Hall, which is being renovated and is set to reopen in 2019.

Duckbill Extinction Warranted?

The duckbill, a genus of ornithopod dinosaur, is currently listed as being "vulnerable" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. However, some scientists are arguing that the duckbill may warrant reclassification to "endangered" status, or even "extinct in the wild".

Duckbills were heavily hunted in the early 20th century for their skins and bones, which were used to make various items including umbrellas, knife handles and piano keys. The species was considered extinct in the wild by 1945, but a small population was discovered in northern Vietnam in 1998. The population has been estimated at between 250 and 1,500 individuals, but it is declining due to hunting and habitat loss.

The main threat to the duckbill is hunting. The animals are killed for their meat, skin and bones. They are also killed for use in traditional medicine. In addition, their habitat is being destroyed by deforestation and mining operations.

Some scientists are arguing that the duckbill should be reclassified as "endangered" or even "extinct in the wild" due to these threats. If nothing is done to protect this species, they believe it could be extinct within 10 years.

Duckbill a New Species of Dinosaur?

In the summer of 2015, a team of paleontologists working in the Morrison Formation of Utah made an astonishing discovery. Working just below the surface they unearthed the bones of a new species of duck-billed dinosaur. The specimen was nearly complete and with a good deal of luck they were also able to excavate the skull which would give them a much better idea as to what this new creature actually looked like.

initially dubbed "Auroraceratops" by the team, the new species has been formally named "Kritosaurus navajovius" after Ryan Navarro, one of the students on the dig team who made the initial discovery. What set this find apart from other duckbill dinosaurs is that it had a strange bony protrusion on its beak that gave it a very distinct appearance. This feature has never been seen before in a duckbill and has everyone scratching their heads trying to figure out what it could possibly be used for.

Further study and examination of the bones has led some paleontologists to believe that this may not actually be a new species at all, but rather an example of an already known genus of duckbill called Kritosaurus. Although there is still some debate about this, for now, Kritosaurus navajovius will remain the name given to this new creature until more evidence is found to support one theory or another.

So what do we know about Kritosaurus navajovius? Unfortunately, not very much at this point. We can say with certainty that it was a herbivore and most likely spent its days grazing on the lush vegetation that would have grown along riverbanks and in meadows during the Late Cretaceous period. The protrusion on its beak is something of a mystery but it's possible that it may have been used for ripping plants apart or Hunting small prey items. Another possibility is that it served some kind of sexual purpose (much like deer antlers) and was used in competition among males for mates.

At this point in time, we can only speculate as to what Kritosaurus navajovius actually was and how it lived its life. With further study, however, hopefully we will learn more about this strange and elusive dinosaur.

First Duckbilled Baby Born in the U.S.

After years of anticipation, the first duckbilled baby was born in the United States on October 3, 2018. The mother, who has not yet been identified, was found by a farmer in Minnesota. Duckbills are a species of endangered dinosaurs that have not been seen in the United States for over 100 years. Scientists believe that this is the start of a population resurgence for the duckbilled dinosaurs.

The baby duckbill is about the size of a cat and is yellow with brown markings. It has a long, flexible bill that is covered in sensitive skin. It uses the bill to forage for food underwater. The baby duckbill is being cared for at the University of Minnesota's Raptor Center where it will be studied and monitored until it is ready to be released back into the wild.

This event is seen as a major victory by scientists and environmentalists who have been working hard to protect the duckbilled dinosaurs from extinction. There are currently only 500 duckbilled dinosaurs living in the wild, so every new birth is important to ensuring their survival.