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Birds are living dinosaurs.

Birds are living dinosaurs - chickens are cousins of T. rex.

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Birds are living dinosaurs.
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When an asteroid wiped out most dinosaurs 66 million years ago, one branch survived: small, feathered theropods. Every bird alive today is descended from them.

Sinosauropteryx was the first feathered dinosaur ever found.
DID YOU KNOW? Sinosauropteryx was the first feathered dinosaur ever found. We even know it had a ginger-and-white striped tail. 2 min read
Oviraptor was first thought to be an egg thief - but it was actually a good parent.
DID YOU KNOW? Oviraptor was first thought to be an egg thief - but it was actually a good parent. It sat on its own eggs like a chicken. We've found the fossils to prove it. 2 min read
Yutyrannus was a 30-foot tyrannosaur covered in feathers.
DID YOU KNOW? Yutyrannus was a 30-foot tyrannosaur covered in feathers. A cousin of T. rex, the size of a bus, wearing a coat of fuzz. 2 min read