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Birds evolved from a group of Saurischian dinosaurs known as theropods. The theropods include dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor, and Deinonychus. Theropods were predators who walked on two feet and had relatively small arms. Some of these dinosaurs were small and started growing feathers, at first to keep warm. Eventually these feathers became adapted for flying.

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