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To determine: Whether birds are considered to be living dinosaurs.

Introduction: The birds were evolved from reptiles, and this has been proved by the discovery of the fossils of various flying dinosaurs like Archaeopteryx, and the molecular studies done on the genetic material predicting similarities and differences in genetic pattern. Although birds have developed from reptiles, some differences separate these groups from each other.

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n. Scientists have found one new fossil that is similar to Archaeopteryx. It is only the second fossil of its kind. It shows an animal that had a long-feathered tail and small teeth, like non-avian dinosaurs. But the animal also had flight feathers and wings, like modern birds. The fossil also shows a fused clavicle bone, which confirms the relationship between birds and dinosaurs because they are the only two groups with this characteristic. What is true about this scenario? It shows evidence of evolution. It shows evidence of widespread expression. It shows evidence of climate change. It shows evidence of causation.
A principle of biology is that all species (past and present) arerelated by an evolutionary history. Are birds living dinosaurs?
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