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...