Birds descended from gliding dinosaurs

Wednesday, November 21, 2012 - 15:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Evidence is mounting that modern birds descended from gliding, feathered non-avian dinosaurs. Two dinosaurs could be candidates for the bottom of the bird family tree, and each helps to reveal how feathers first evolved.

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