Birds Are Dinosaurs

The cluster discusses the paleontological fact that birds are living dinosaurs, often correcting misconceptions about dinosaur extinction and referencing chickens, velociraptors, and fossils in humorous or corrective ways.

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Steven420 • Feb 21, 2024 • View on HN

Seems strange that people still don't think of birds as dinosaurs (just going off the title)

Varcht • Jan 24, 2018 • View on HN

Dinosaurs are now birds? Do Velociraptors climb trees?

pantalaimon • Dec 21, 2021 • View on HN

I thought it was dinosaur fossils

abc_lisper • Dec 17, 2019 • View on HN

Yep, just like dinosaur fossils.

BrandoElFollito • Feb 25, 2024 • View on HN

I'm disappointed nobody pointed out the dinosaurs thing.

teamhappy • Jun 7, 2016 • View on HN

Aren't chickens dinosaurs?!

macinjosh • Dec 13, 2021 • View on HN

Maybe because no one has ever seen living dinosaurs? Just a guess.

irrational • Nov 1, 2021 • View on HN

Hmm, all birds are dinosaurs. It’s been a long time since I last saw Jurassic Park, but wasn’t something like this a plot line in the film?

gcc42 • Nov 4, 2020 • View on HN

Yeah I'm sure that's what dinosaurs thought.

pengaru • Nov 26, 2024 • View on HN

The Dodo bird could probably be considered a dinosaur, not entirely wrong...