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minus-squareGandalftheBlack@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 days agoIs it not the other way around? Birds are dinosaurs, but not all dinosaurs are birds.
minus-squarewolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-26 days agoI believe that, nowadays, it is generally accepted that dinosaurs, crocodilians and birds are all “archosaurs”. In a similar way to how Australopithecus, Humans and Chimpanzees are all “hominids”.
minus-squarePaleRider@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoAll the remaining dinosaurs are birds though…
Is it not the other way around? Birds are dinosaurs, but not all dinosaurs are birds.
I believe that, nowadays, it is generally accepted that dinosaurs, crocodilians and birds are all “archosaurs”. In a similar way to how Australopithecus, Humans and Chimpanzees are all “hominids”.
All the remaining dinosaurs are birds though…