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These studies suggest that birds are the living descendants of ancient dinosaurs.
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The descendants of dinosaurs have been a topic of significant interest and debate among paleontologists. While it is widely accepted that non-avian dinosaurs went extinct around 65 million years ago, there is compelling evidence suggesting that some lineages survived and evolved into modern birds.
Birds as Dinosaur Descendants:
Morphological Continuity:
Phylogenetic Relationships:
The synthesis of current research suggests that while non-avian dinosaurs went extinct around 65 million years ago, a lineage of theropod dinosaurs survived and evolved into modern birds. This conclusion is supported by morphological continuity within Dinosauria and phylogenetic analyses that trace the evolutionary relationships among early dinosaurs. Thus, in a sense, dinosaurs are still alive today in the form of birds.
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