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How dinosaur arms turned into bird wings
Episode 310

How dinosaur arms turned into bird wings

A new study has established a direct connection between birds' evolution and dinosaurs.

Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists

September 28, 20142m 53s

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Show Notes

You can forget Jurassic Park because actually dinosaurs are all around us! And I'm not joking because the fact is that when you see a chirping bird, you're actually looking at a modern dinosaur. Evidence has been growing for some time that our feathered friends are descended from small carnivorous dinosaurs called therapods. For example, the arrangement of bones in a bird's fingers, encased in the wing, is very similar to the bones in fossilised therapods. But there are still some biologists who study early development, as a chick grows in an egg, who aren't convinced by the dinosaur story.Now... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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