How Birds Branched Out.
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| Title: | How Birds Branched Out. |
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| Authors: | Wong, Kate |
| Source: | Scientific American. Nov2020, Vol. 323 Issue 5, p44-49. 6p. 8 Color Photographs, 2 Black and White Photographs. |
| Subjects: | Bird evolution, Jurassic Period, Saurischia, Carnivorous animals, Tyrannosaurus rex |
| Abstract: | The article offers information on evolution of birds. Topics include examines that birds are dinosaurs, the only lineage to survive to the present day and they arose in the Jurassic period, between 200 million and 150 million years ago, from the theropods, a group of two-legged carnivorous dinosaurs whose members include both the behemoth Tyrannosaurus rex and the daintier Velociraptor. |
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| Abstract: | The article offers information on evolution of birds. Topics include examines that birds are dinosaurs, the only lineage to survive to the present day and they arose in the Jurassic period, between 200 million and 150 million years ago, from the theropods, a group of two-legged carnivorous dinosaurs whose members include both the behemoth Tyrannosaurus rex and the daintier Velociraptor. |
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| ISSN: | 00368733 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/scientificamerican1120-44 |
