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Not only that, but they ARE dinosaurs.

The clade Aves is actually a subgroup of Dinosauria.

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Are chickens dinosaurs?

Chickens are birds, which scientists believe descended from the dinosaurs. So, in a way, yes, chickens are dinosaurs.


Are turkeys dinosaurs?

No. Turtle are from a branch of reptiles completely separate from dinosaurs.


How Old Are Chickens?

Well chickens are descendants of dinosaurs which would make it millions of years old. Here is a fun yet informative link connecting the TRex to chickens! http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/apr/13/uknews.taxonomy


Where chickens came from?

Dinosaurs


Did dinosaurs completely die out?

Birds are direct descendants of dinosaurs so they did not die out.


What was the offspring of dinosaurs?

Young dinosaurs would have been called hatchlings. If you are asking what evolved from dinosaurs, the only descendants of dinosaurs are the birds.


Are cassowary birds related to dinosaurs?

Yes. All birds are direct descendants of dinosaurs and are considered by many to be dinosaurs.


What do scientists believe dinosaurs evolved from?

Birds, which are not just considered descendants of dinosaurs; they are dinosaurs.


Are there mini dinosaurs roaming the Earth today?

Lizards and crocodiles are descendants of saurians, though they are not dinosaurs. Birds, however, are dinosaurs.


Is the alligator the descendant of the spinosaurus?

NO. Alligators are not dinosaurs. They are related though. Dinosaurs, Alligators and Crododiles belong to a group called archosauria. The only descendants of dinosaurs alive today are birds.


Were most dinosaurs carnivals or herbivores?

Most dinosaurs were herbivores. There was a wide variety or carnivorous dinosaurs, though, and all herbivorous dinosaurs evolved from the earliest carnivorous dinosaurs. Birds are descendants of carnivorous dinosaurs.


Are there any descendants of dinosaurs live in the sea?

Some people believe that some descendants of the dinosaurs that live in the sea include crocodiles or alligators. These animals have been on the planet for millions of years.