[Kits]

Just caught up on this interesting article.

Many early bird species suffered from the same catastrophic extinction as the dinosaurs, new research has shown.

The meteorite impact that coincided with the disappearance of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, also saw a rapid decline in primitive bird species.

Only a few bird groups survived through the mass extinction, from which all modern birds are descended.

Researchers at Yale University have published their findings in PNAS this week.

[palval147]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/14343366

I have been watching the above programme, Planet Dinosaur on TV.
In it they have said, all modern birds descended from dinosaurs.

[chris butterworth]

Taxonomically, and genetically modern birds probably still are dinosaurs. I know the science is right but it does bring things like Veloci-chicken and Tyranosaurus duck to mind ( or is that just me ? )

Chris

[palval147]

Originally Posted by chris butterworth

Taxonomically, and genetically modern birds probably still are dinosaurs. I know the science is right but it does bring things like Veloci-chicken and Tyranosaurus duck to mind ( or is that just me ? )

Chris

[Mysticete]

Given that Velociraptor was fully feathered, it probably did look like a bird more than anything else :P

[chris butterworth]

Originally Posted by Mysticete

Given that Velociraptor was fully feathered, it probably did look like a bird more than anything else :P

That'd give the buggers who complain about Magpies decimating the songbird population something real to moan about

Chris