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DaddyBobMN t1_itox2bs wrote

Cladistically speaking, yes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniraptoriformes

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flambeaway t1_itplpe2 wrote

Yup, all birds are in fact dinosaurs.

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avarneyhf t1_itq21vh wrote

Yeah one time a dinosaur laid and egg and a chicken came out. So the answer is the egg

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lambchopVT t1_itpnbbj wrote

I love seeing these guys!

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TheMobyDicks t1_itqcxlq wrote

In Maine blue herons are called shitpokes. Why? Well, it's Maine.

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foxinHI t1_itr4w5i wrote

Yep.

That there's the native Vermont Magna-caeruleum heronasaurus.

Just like Jurassic park, but better, cuz they won't eat your face off.

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SurrealRareAvis t1_itsdv44 wrote

To this day, I miss the Blue Heron that used to majestically skim the Mad River; he met his end x transformer, Sugarbush…

Nice to see his progeny (?!?), or inheritor :)

May you live long…

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UnexpectedDinoLesson t1_itr487q wrote

Dinosaurs are still alive today in the form of modern birds.

The evolution of birds began in the Jurassic Period, with the earliest birds derived from a clade of theropod dinosaurs named Paraves. The Archaeopteryx has famously been known as the first example of a bird for over a century, and this concept has been fine-tuned as better understanding of evolution has developed in recent decades.

Four distinct lineages of bird survived the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 66 million years ago, giving rise to ostriches and relatives (Paleognathae), ducks and relatives (Anseriformes), ground-living fowl (Galliformes), and "modern birds" (Neoaves).

Phylogenetically, Aves is usually defined as all descendants of the most recent common ancestor of a specific modern bird species (such as the house sparrow, Passer domesticus), and either Archaeopteryx, or some prehistoric species closer to Neornithes. If the latter classification is used then the larger group is termed Avialae. Currently, the relationship between dinosaurs, Archaeopteryx, and modern birds is still under debate.

To differentiate, the dinosaurs that lived through the Mesozoic and ultimately went extinct during the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 66 million years ago are now commonly known as "non-avian dinosaurs."

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