To: Jamestown1630
As the article points out, birds are considered dinosaurs these days.
24 posted on
11/28/2017 9:56:10 PM PST by
Moonman62
(Make America Great Again!)
To: Moonman62
Yes, but there seem to be other opinions.
26 posted on
11/28/2017 10:00:20 PM PST by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: Moonman62
This early bird reminds me of the present-day bird species called the hoatzin. This bird lives in South American river areas. As a chick, the hoatzin has claws on the leading edge of its wings to help it climb until its wings grow strong enough as an adult. Then the claws disappear. Here is a drawing of an adult hoatzin and a chick with its claws.

32 posted on
11/29/2017 1:37:02 AM PST by
EinNYC
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