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Scientists believe birds evolved from dinosaurs because of several pieces of evidence, such as shared skeletal features, fossil records of "transitional" bird-like dinosaurs, and genetic similarities. These connections suggest that birds are the descendants of a group of small theropod dinosaurs.
Many scientists are quite convinced that modern-day birds evolved from two-legged running dinosaurs, suborder Theropoda.
Indirectly, yes. Reptiles evolved from amphibians, dinosaurs evolved from reptiles, and finally birds evolved from dinosaurs.
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Most scientists now believe that birds evolved directly from bipedal?
Theropod dinosaurs, based on fossil and genetic evidence. Theropods share skeletal and anatomical features with birds, suggesting a common evolutionary ancestor. This hypothesis is supported by discoveries of transitional fossils, such as Archaeopteryx, that exhibit characteristics of both dinosaurs and birds.
Most scientist now believe that birds envolved directly from bipedal?
lizards No they believe they evolved from DINOSAURS. But we all know that's not true cause God created birds.
What did Birds evolved from?
Birds are believed to have evolved from theropod dinosaurs during the Mesozoic era. The fossil record shows a gradual transition from small, feathered dinosaurs to early bird species, which eventually led to the wide diversity of bird species we see today.
Are turkeys dinosaurs?
No. Turtle are from a branch of reptiles completely separate from dinosaurs.
Did dinosaurs evolve into birds before or after a meteor killed all the dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs evolved into birds before the mass extinction event caused by a meteor impact. Fossil evidence suggests that some small, bird-like dinosaurs survived the mass extinction and eventually evolved into modern birds over millions of years.
What do scientists believe dinosaurs evolved from?
Birds, which are not just considered descendants of dinosaurs; they are dinosaurs.
What animal did scientists believe were most similar to dinosaurs?
The birds, having evolved from dinosaurs, are their closest living relatives. Crocodilians are the second closest relative of dinosaurs.
What was similar to both dinosaurs and birds?
Birds are more like dinosaurs to the extent that many scientists say that they are dinosaurs.
Most scientists now believe that birds evolved directly from bipedal?
Theropod dinosaurs, based on fossil and genetic evidence. Theropods share skeletal and anatomical features with birds, suggesting a common evolutionary ancestor. This hypothesis is supported by discoveries of transitional fossils, such as Archaeopteryx, that exhibit characteristics of both dinosaurs and birds.
Are dinosaurs exint?
NO! Many scientists believe that dinosaurs evolved into modern day birds. In addition, some reptiles and fish were living with the dinosaurs, such as the crocodile, and have remained virtually unchanged.
Do dinosaurs still live?
Technically scientists believe dinosaurs exsist in the form of birds and other reptiles. There are also crocodileswhich the oldest dinosaurs evolved into, so the dinosaurs really never went extinct!
Which animal was alive first birds or dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs evolved first and then some dinosaurs evolved into birds. So all birds are technically dinosaurs.
Did dinosaurs evolve into reptiles?
No. Dinosaurs evolved from reptiles. Birds evolved from dinosaurs.
Can scientists bring back dinosaurs?
No. However scientists have discovered that birds are in fact the descendants of dinosaurs (they did not all die out and their descendants evolved into birds). Thus there are in fact dinosaurs living in the wold today, just not big scary ones with sharp teeth!
Which of the three taxa of dinosaurs which do birds belong?
Dinosaurs were divided into two big groups: ornistichia (bird hip) and saurischia (lizard hip). The confussing part is that scientists believe that birds evolved from a group of therapods similar to small velociraptors and therapods are saurischia.
Are chickens dinosaurs?
Chickens are birds, which scientists believe descended from the dinosaurs. So, in a way, yes, chickens are dinosaurs.
Are there any gigantic dinosaurs living today?
No, the dinosaurs are now all extinct, though some people believe that birds are evolved from dinosaurs and are their direct descendants.
