Theropod Dinosaurs Evolved Into Birds? Not Likely, Says Study

June 9th, 2009

Paleontologists and some in biology have long believed that modern birds are the direct descendants of ancient, meat-eating dinosaurs. Researchers at Oregon State University contend they have made a fundamental new discovery about how …

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Theropod Dinosaurs Evolved Into Birds? Not Likely, Says Study

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    Birds (class Aves) are winged, bipedal, endothermic (warm-blooded), egg-laying, vertebrate animals. There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most varied of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic.

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