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To: Junior
Actually, birds kinda ran things for a short time after the demise of the dinosaurs.

Come now. Let's get our stories straight. Birds are dinosaurs are they not?

Are Birds Really Dinosaurs?

Ask your average paleontologist who is familiar with the phylogeny of vertebrates and they will probably tell you that yes, birds (avians) are dinosaurs. Using proper terminology, birds are avian dinosaurs; other dinosaurs are non-avian dinosaurs, and (strange as it may sound) birds are technically considered reptiles. Overly technical? Just semantics? Perhaps, but still good science.

Isn't this making up stories just so much fun!!?

35 posted on 05/20/2003 6:15:06 PM PDT by AndrewC
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To: AndrewC
Okay. Birds are avian dinosaurs. The birds kinda ran things for a short time after the demise of the non-avian dinosaurs.

Better?

40 posted on 05/20/2003 6:26:58 PM PDT by Junior (Computers make very fast, very accurate mistakes.)
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