We believe that modern birds evolved from feathered dinosaurs. If we find the fossil of a feathered dinosaur in a higher strata than the fossil of a bird, does this invalidate the idea that this evolution occurred?
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We believe that modern birds evolved from feathered dinosaurs. If we find the fossil of a feathered dinosaur in a higher strata than the fossil of a bird, does this invalidate the idea that this evolution occurred?
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The origin of birds
The discovery that birds evolved from small carnivorous dinosaurs of the Late Jurassic was made possible by recently discovered fossils from China, South America, and other countries, as well as by looking at old museum specimens from new perspectives and with new methods. The hunt for the ancestors of living birds began with a specimen of Archaeopteryx, the first known bird, discovered in the early 1860s. Like birds, it had feathers along its arms and tail, but unlike living birds, it also had teeth and a long bony tail. Furthermore, many of the bones in Archaeopteryx's hands, shoulder girdles, pelvis, and feet were distinct, not fused and reduced as they are in living birds. Based on these characteristics, Archaeopteryx was recognized as an intermediate between birds and reptiles; but which reptiles?
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