The Reason Birds Survived While Pterosaurs Went Extinct
- Episode aired Mar 30, 2024
- 13m
The KT extinctions was particularly hard on large apex predators, such as pterosaurs, that faced a sever food shortage relative to their size, compared to smaller herbivorous birds that requ... Read allThe KT extinctions was particularly hard on large apex predators, such as pterosaurs, that faced a sever food shortage relative to their size, compared to smaller herbivorous birds that require less food, such as seeds, that was more available. Birds were also more diverse in ter... Read allThe KT extinctions was particularly hard on large apex predators, such as pterosaurs, that faced a sever food shortage relative to their size, compared to smaller herbivorous birds that require less food, such as seeds, that was more available. Birds were also more diverse in terms of species, habitat and food sources in the cretaceous. Based on brain size, birds may ... Read all