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How might dinosaurs have beeen more like birds and unlike reptiles?
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∙ 13y ago
Well, most paleontologists think that because alot of raptor type dinosaurs stood like birds. There was also some evidence of feathered-dinosaurs, that looked like birds.
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∙ 13y ago
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Are dinosaurs extinct land reptiles?
Current research suggests dinosaurs are more closely related to birds than land reptiles. There is fossil evidence of dinosaurs with feathers, and it has even been speculated that dinosaurs are warm blooded, unlike reptiles.
Did dinosaurs evolve into reptiles?
No. Dinosaurs evolved from reptiles. Birds evolved from dinosaurs.
What dinosaur is a reptile?
Yes, Dinosaurs were reptiles. Did you know Dinosaurs closest living relatives may be birds?EDIT: Birds ARE dinosaurs and therefore Birds are also reptiles!When most people think of reptiles they think of cold blooded, scaly, sprawling lizards and crocodiles. Birds on the other hand are the only type of warm blooded, fuzzy reptiles alive today.Crocodilians are dinosaurs and birds closest living relatives.
Why do scientists believe that birds evolved from dinosaurs?
Birds are thought to have evolved from bipedal dinosaurs.
Are dinosaurs related to mammals?
No, dinosaurs are more related to reptiles and birds.
Who are the ancestors of birds?
Birds evolved from small reptiles that lived during the age of dinosaurs, but not from the dinosaurs themselves.
Are turkeys dinosaurs?
No. Turtle are from a branch of reptiles completely separate from dinosaurs.
Why do reptiles and birds have so much in common?
The most similar thing about birds and reptiles is that they both lay eggs. However, it is important to note that not all reptiles lay eggs. There are many species of snakes and lizards which do not lay eggs, but instead give birth to live young.
Are parrots reptile?
parrots are birds not reptiles But there is a chance that they are related to reptiles since they are related to dinosaurs which are/ were reptiles
How might dinosaurs have been like birds and unlike reptiles?
Many dinosaurs had feathers as their main body covering, rather than scales and evidence suggests that at least some dinosaurs were warm-blooded. Like birds, dinosaurs walked with their legs directly beneath their bodies while the legs of modern reptiles sick out to the sides.
How did reptiles pave the way for more land animals?
With skin and egg shells able to retain water, reptiles could remain out of water indefinitely, unlike their amphibian ancestors. Mammals and dinosaurs (from which birds evolved) later evolved from reptiles.
What do scientists believe dinosaurs evolved from?
Birds, which are not just considered descendants of dinosaurs; they are dinosaurs.
