I am a leaf on the wind; watch how I soar.
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«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.»
*Urvogel ("original bird" or "first bird"): Urvogel m (genitive Urvogels, plural Urvögel)
**A ratite is any of a diverse group of large, flightless birds of the superorder Palaeognathae. Unlike other flightless birds, the ratites have no keel on their sternum – hence the name from the Latin ratis (for raft). Without this to anchor their wing muscles, they could not fly even if they were to develop suitable wings. (Opposite: carinates.)
«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.»
*Urvogel ("original bird" or "first bird"): Urvogel m (genitive Urvogels, plural Urvögel)
**A ratite is any of a diverse group of large, flightless birds of the superorder Palaeognathae. Unlike other flightless birds, the ratites have no keel on their sternum – hence the name from the Latin ratis (for raft). Without this to anchor their wing muscles, they could not fly even if they were to develop suitable wings. (Opposite: carinates.)