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The transition from dinosaurs to birds

By Peter Bokulich

Carl Zimmer at The Loom discusses archeopteryxs’ place in the transition between non-avian dinosaurs to birds.


An important part of what makes a bird a bird is the size of its brain. In this respect, Archaeopteryx isn’t as closely related to modern birds as you might have thought.

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