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The Mighty Hummingbird (mander.xyz)
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[-] observantTrapezium@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

Not sure this statement is true if "more closely related" is understood as shorter combined time between the two species from their most recent common ancestor. Hummingbirds and brachiosaurs had a more recent common ancestor than brachiosaurs and triceratopses (albeit probably still quite close to the dawn of dinosaurs in the Late Triassic ), but the latter pair lived closer in time to the common ancestor of all dinosaurs (while hummingbirds are from the Oligocene).

[-] douz0a0bouz@midwest.social 3 points 2 days ago

The Aztecs believed that Hummingbirds were spirits of fallen warriors.

[-] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

I mean, fits with their personality. How else would you describe something with a chainsaw on their face that will fight to the death for a flower

[-] loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Unless the ornithoscelida hypothesis turned out true...

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