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Because they can generate their own body heat - reptiles cannot and need a warm environment

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Birds came after reptiles because they evolved from a subgroup of reptiles known as dinosaurs.

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Did dinosaurs evolve into reptiles?

No. Dinosaurs evolved from reptiles. Birds evolved from dinosaurs.


How do vertebrates evolve?

fish- amphibians- reptiles- birds -mammals


Which type of critter did birds and mammals evolve from?

Birds and mammals both evolved from reptiles.


How did birds evolve from reptiles?

But they did. Specifically, birds evolved from a subgroup of dinosaurs (which were reptiles) known as theropods. There is a lot of fossil and anatomical evidence for this.


What did the lizard evolve into?

It is believed that snakes evolved from lizards. Lizards are an existing group of reptiles, of course, so did not 'evolve into' anything else--they are still here. While mammals and birds evolved from reptiles, they did not evolve from lizards.


Did birds evolve from lizards?

No, birds didn't evolve from lizards, but they did evolve from dinosaurs, a different group of reptiles. Dinosaurs are different from lizards especially because of their hip structure. Birds descended from a group of dinosaurs known as theropods (bipedal carnivores)


Do snakes evolve from reptiles?

They ARE reptiles.


Did underwater dinosaurs evolve into crocodiles?

what an interesting topic! Birds and reptiles are the living descendantsof the dinosaurs that survived the meteorite-triggered mass extinction that killed off most of the species living 66 million years ago. And of all reptiles, crocodiles are the most closely related to birds.


Did mammals evolve from dinosaurs?

No. Mammals evolved from synapsid reptiles, a group not closely related to dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are more closely related to modern reptiles and birds than they are to mammals.


Do birds eat reptiles?

There are certain birds that eat reptiles.


Are birds and reptiles amphibians?

No. Birds and reptiles are separate from amphibians.


Could ancient reptiles fly?

There were several types of ancient reptiles that flew. Most famously the pterosaurs such as pterodactyl (Pterodactylus) were the 1st vertibrates to evolve flight.Also it is quite likely that some species of the Dromaeosauridae family of theropod dinosaurs flew. They were later to evolve into birds. Infact the simularity between Dromaeosauride species and birds have led some scientist to argue for reclassification to birds.