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Are cassowary birds related to dinosaurs?
Yes. All birds are direct descendants of dinosaurs and are considered by many to be dinosaurs.
Are dodo birds considered dinosaurs?
No, dodo birds are not considered dinosaurs. Dodo birds were flightless birds that lived on the island of Mauritius and became extinct in the 17th century. Dinosaurs were a group of reptiles that lived millions of years ago and also became extinct.
What do scientists believe dinosaurs evolved from?
Birds, which are not just considered descendants of dinosaurs; they are dinosaurs.
When were there flying dinosaurs?
What most people call "flying dinosaurs" were actually pterosaurs, flying reptiles that were unrelated to dinosaurs. However, birds are considered by most scientists to be a clade of dinosaurs, and thus birds are "flying dinosaurs."
Do dinosaurs still live to this day?
Dinosaurs as most people think of them are completely extinct. However, birds evolved from dinosaurs, and as such, are considered to be a group of dinosaurs. Since birds are still alive today, so are some dinosaurs. No dinosaurs other than birds are alive today, though.
Does the wolf eat dinosaurs?
Wolves didn't evolve until long after the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs. However, birds are considered dinosaurs, and wolves do sometimes eat birds, so I would say that wolves do eat dinosaurs.
Does archosaurian include birds?
Yes, birds are considered part of Suborder Theropoda, making them dinosaurs and archosaurs.
How are birds and dinosaurs closely related?
Birds are direct descendants of dinosaurs and are considered by many to be dinosaurs. Birds emerged in the later Jurassic period, branching of from a group of dinosaurs called theropods, two legged animals that accounted for all carnivorous dinosaurs. Many theropod dinosaurs show birdlike traits (including feathers on many species), particularly dromaeosaurs such as velociraptor.
Are dinosaur birds mammals?
Birds are now classed as dinosaurs, but most dinosaurs were not birds. Neither dinosaurs nor birds are mammals.
Which animal is known to be cousins of the dinosaurs?
Alligators and crocodiles would be considered cousins of the dinosaurs. Birds, by contrast, are more than just cousins of dinosaurs but are not classified as the only surviving dinosaurs.
Which animal was alive first birds or dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs evolved first and then some dinosaurs evolved into birds. So all birds are technically dinosaurs.
Is the Komodo dragon the last relative to dinosaurs?
No. As lizards, Komodo dragons are not closely related to dinosaurs. Birds are directly descended from dinosaurs and are considered to be dinosaurs be evolutionary bilogists. After that the closest relatives of dinosaurs are Komodo dragons.
