LINK New fossils are redefining what makes a dinosaur | Science News
"The dinosaur family tree has three main branches: herbivorous ornithischians, long-necked sauropods and fierce theropods. Their relationships may be shifting ... The abundance of recent discoveries of dinosauromorphs, a group that includes the dinosaur-like creatures that lived right before and alongside early dinosaurs, does more than call diagnostic features into question. It is shaking up long-standing ideas about the dinosaur family tree."
Question: What have you heard (to share) about dinosaurs and dinosauromorphs?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.A lot more study and specimens needed
bobwjr
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Feb 11, 2020
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That is for sure.
That leaves more questions than it answers .
Cast1es
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Feb 11, 2020
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Yes ... it does, doesn't it. And that will make for new discovery and discussion as well. Reminds me of the ongoing development of the hominid evolutionary tree.
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