An ancient bird found encased in amber had a bizarrely long toe
Extended digits might have helped the critter snag food in hard-to-reach places
![Elektorornis chenguangi](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/071019_CG_bird-toe_feat.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
LONGFINGER Elektorornis chenguangi, a newly identified species of bird that lived about 99 million years ago (shown in an artist’s reconstruction), had a bizarrely long third digit on its foot. The extra-long toe may have helped in foraging for food.
Zhongda Zhang/Current Biology