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Videos on bird evolution (1 Viewer)

University of Alberta Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds online course by Scott Persons:

Introduction: 2:11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVaM8lv__N8&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal

1.2 - 1.1 The Link Between Birds and Dinosaurs: 15:08
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Caghsz1-yqc&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=2

1.2 - 1.1 The Link Between Birds and Dinosaurs 15:08
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Caghsz1-yqc&index=2&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal

1.3 - 1.2 Bird Anatomy 19:46
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBhZTvEug00&index=3&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal

2.1 - 2.1 Triassic Theropods 11:06
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cbb5ar-yvk&index=4&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal

2.2 - 2.2 Jurassic Theropods 17:35
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNM8hHNDRsQ&index=5&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal

2.3 - 2.3 Cretaceous Theropods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvUde83We2I&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=6

3.1 - 3.1 Early Coelurosaurs - Part 1 19:44
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY5RSS_Hj7o&index=7&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal

3.2 - 3.1 Early Coelurosaurs - Part 2 16:44
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_FTaZSW8Hg&index=8&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal

3.3 - 3.1 Early Coelurosaurs - Part 3 14:55
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEQI0BXdtHk&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=9

3.4 - 3.2 Bird-Like Traits in Coelurosaurs 21:53
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R7qTFscnNA&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=10

4.1 - 4.1 The Dinosaur Renaissance 26:12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INdC1XT4hsc&index=11&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal

4.2 - 4.2 Bird-Like Characteristics - Part 1 15:13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=med1DxCQv4Q&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=12

4.3 - 4.2 Bird-Like Characteristics - Part 2 18:11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlDb4-VGwCs&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=13

5.1 - 5.1 Understanding the Evolution of Birds 17:10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr2dqiOk8gc&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=14

5.2 - 5.2 Survival of the Neornithes - Part 1 23:04
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq85BcpVdFs&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=15

5.3 - 5.2 Survival of the Neornithes - Part 2 25:34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhUNv50cbRo&list=PLMhkPZ01W38GpjbnGR7BENzl8snZy8bal&index=16

Enjoy,

Fred
 
For those interested:

From a few years back, the Dino 101 online course from the University of Alberta on the evolution of Dinosaurs, is now posted on YouTube:

1.1 - Introduction [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po7fEFxhNX4&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=1

1.2 - Size [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAsATx23Kk8&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=2

1.3 - Skeleton [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI_AFkHOgsk&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=3

1.4 - Saurischians [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31miq0Lu6WE&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=4

1.5 - Ornithischians [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d1Ritw9570&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=5

1.6 - Appearance [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8pxW1MJLJE&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=6

1.7 - Muscles [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_akIzWEs8PA&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=7

2.1 - Taphonomy [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVvUgpp_4fg&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=8

2.2 - Fossilization [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0pueuIsLbE&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=9

2.3 - Field Work [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcvXUvL46Rw&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=10

3.1 - Types of Eaters [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE-ZglCJAdY&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=11

3.2 - Teeth [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrqgqWJjShY&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=12

3.3 - Claws [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_cMtWx5L0U&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=13

3.4 - Determining Diet [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZuUkyfT7Yc&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=14

4.1 - Stance [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDVtbaNFcdY&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=15

4.2 - Limbs [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqNJgqPUNOw&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=16

4.3 - Trackways [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evhyj7dOJD4&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=17

4.4 - Metabolism [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIP1b17yiHY&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=18

5.1 - Eggs [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXD0R_Atyo0&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=19

5.2 - Young Dinosaurs [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TnRtEBlQ-4&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=20

5.3 - Males & Females [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMltJxavJ38&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=21

6.1 - Defensive Adaptations [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itK7XXhGUNs&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=22

6.2 - Offensive Adaptations [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-rpbexbc5E&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=23

6.3 - Intraspecific Interactions [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJw40_ouw_w&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=24

7.1 - Naming Species [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQZlbHQpc00&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=25

7.2 - Holotype [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDvOI6x7kgU&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=26

7.3 - Differentiating Species [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDL6vgzBhkw&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=27

8.1 - Clades [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB5zu0ORd2U&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=28

8.2 - Convergence [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9bbfpRg45A&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=29

8.3 - Birds [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8psmFRvii0&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=30

9.1 - Deep Time [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia6u_S378BM&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=31

9.2 - Stratigraphy [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Je8SIVSQU&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=32

9.3 - The Age of Dinosaurs [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex3pAXWlvF4&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=33

10.1 - Paleogeography [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpK9bBKVfM&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=34

10.2 - Continental Movement [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJX9LFaQsag&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=35

10.3 - Paleoclimates [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKUJfyuID1s&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=36

10.4 - Dinosaur Diversity [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_vQAr7tDxA&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=37

11.1 - Origins [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfYLp80RQiU&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=38

11.2 - Diapsids [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFCmJkqD674&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=39

11.3 - Rise of the Dinosaurs [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJOPsKT6WXM&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=40

12.1 - Extinction [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciBQsXU_jDY&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=41

12.2 - Causes of Extinction [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YUsI1BILLY&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=42

12.3 - Chicxulub Impactor [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDNXislTaw0&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=43

12.4 - Resurrecting Dinosaurs [Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duVqkJiRjH8&list=PLMhkPZ01W38F_YLge0rc4AIMhfqNmimF8&index=44

Enjoy,

Fred
 
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