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Why are certain dinosaurs thought to have been related to birds?
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∙ 8y ago
Tyrannosaurus belonged to the clade Coeluosauria. Coelurosauria includes birds, maniraptorans, and Tyrannosaurs. However, birds did not descend from Tyrannosaurus or any of its immediate relatives.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoMany of the small carnivorous dinosaurs had remarkably birdlike anatomy and are now known to have had feathers. Some were likely capable of flight.
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∙ 8y agoBirds appear to have evolved from a group of small, carnivorous dinosaurs. Evidence in recent years has shown that dinosaurs were more like birds than modern reptiles.
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What are some relatives of dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs are very closely related to birds, which are thought to have evolved directlly from them.
What are dinosaurs most closely related to?
Dinosaurs are most closely related to birds to the extent that birds are cnsidered a branch of dinosaurs.
Are dinosaurs related to mammals?
No, dinosaurs are more related to reptiles and birds.
Which birds are most closely related to dinosaurs?
No modern bird is more closely related to dinosaurs than any other.
Are cassowary birds related to dinosaurs?
Yes. All birds are direct descendants of dinosaurs and are considered by many to be dinosaurs.
Why would some scientists say a dinosaur maybe the ancestor of birds?
Comparative anatomy of certain species of dinosaurs, early birds, and modern birds show they are related.
What is the best closing sentence for a paragraph that is about dinosaurs being related to birds?
So now you know how dinosaurs are amazingly related to birds!
What is mostly related to crocodiles rodents or birds?
Birds. The reason is that both crocodiles and dinosaurs are archosaurs, and birds evolved from dinosaurs.
What are dinosours related to?
Pterosaurs were closely related to the dinosaurs. Because birds have descended from dinosaurs, the closest living relatives of pterosaurs are birds. All birds are equally related to pterosaurs.
Are there any animals related to dinosaurs?
yes, birds are related to them.
What animals are birds most related to?
They are mostly related to DINOSAURS
Is the stegosaurus related to anything now?
The closest living relatives of Stegosaurus are the birds. Birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs, which, being dinosaurs, were somewhat related to Stegosaurus. All birds are equally related to Stegosaurus.
