PHOTOS: GET T Y IMAGES. SOURCE: RD.COM
WELL,FORSTARTERS,THEYARE.
That’sright,dinosaursdostillexist,
andtheyareevery where– intheform
ofbirds.Thatadorablelittlespar-
rowonyourwindowsill?Dinosaur.
Thenoisycockatoodisturbingyour
morningcoffee?Dinosaur.Pigeons,
geese,hawks,younameit– they’re
alldescendantsoflarge,two-legged,WHO KNEW?
non-aviandinosaurscalledthero-
pods.Theropods,“whosemembers
includethetoweringTy rann os aur u s
rexandthesmallerVelociraptors,”
adaptedcertainexistingdinofea-
tures(suchasfeathers)intothebirds
weseetoday.Dinosaurextinctionis
justonemythscientistswishpeople
wouldunlearn.9 Things That Could Happen
How different would our world be if terrifying lizards
still walked among us? asks Lela Nargi
If Dinosaurs
Were Still Alive
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