How dinosaurs shrank, survived and evolved into birds
Phys.org - Fri 1 Aug 14That starling at your birdfeeder? It is a dinosaur. The chicken on your dinner plate? Also a dinosaur. That mangy seagull scavenging for chips on the beach? Apart from being disgusting, yet ...
Shrinking dinos gave rise to birds
ABC Science - Thu 31 Jul 14FAMILY TREE: Birds survived the extinction of other dinosaurs because they evolved four times faster and kept getting smaller than their relatives
Dinosaurs shrank for 50 million years to become birds
Newscientist - Thu 31 Jul 14The meat-eating theropod dinosaurs shrank 12 times in a row, going from over 200 kilograms to less than a kilogram, until they were small enough to fly
Want to See a Live Dinosaur? Set Up a Bird Feeder
TIME - Thu 31 Jul 14An exciting new study lays out in detail how our fine feathered friends evolved from the same ancestors as the T. Rex and velociraptors over the course of millions of years, and how they managed ...
Shrinking dinosaurs evolved into flying birds (w/ Video)
Phys.org - Thu 31 Jul 14A new study involving scientists from the University of Southampton has revealed how massive, meat-eating, ground-dwelling dinosaurs evolved into agile flying birds: they just kept shrinking ...
Dinosaur line that became birds shrank incredibly fast, study finds
L.A. Times - Fri 1 Aug 14How did birds emerge from a lineage of large dinosaurs whose clawed feet were planted firmly on the ground? Size really matters, according to a team of scientists that traced the incredibly ...
Dinosaurs shrank to evolve into birds over 50m years
The Guardian - Fri 1 Aug 14Theropods underwent 12 stages of miniaturisation from 163kg beasts to becoming the first birds on Earth, study finds Continue reading...
How do you make a bird? Shrink a dinosaur for 50 million years
Reuters - Thu 31 Jul 14WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Large flesh-eating dinosaurs evolved into small flying birds, but it did not happen overnight.
Honey, who shrunk the dinosaurs? Study traces dinosaur evolution into early birds
FOXNews - Thu 31 Jul 14Scientists have mapped how a group of fearsome, massive dinosaurs evolved and shrank to the likes of robins and hummingbirds.
Getting Small the Key for Dinos that Became Birds
Discovery News - Thu 31 Jul 14Study reveals the key factor behind the transformation of theropods into high fliers.
Dinosaurs shrank for 50 million years before becoming birds
UPI - Fri 1 Aug 14Brooks HaysADELAIDE, Australia, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A new paper suggests theropods shrank for 50 million years as they assumed their new identities as feather-bearing creatures of the sky.
Shrinking Dinosaurs Evolved into Flying Birds
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Study traces dinosaur evolution into early birds
AP - Thu 31 Jul 14WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists have mapped how a group of fearsome, massive dinosaurs evolved and shrank to the likes of robins and hummingbirds....
The Incredible Shrinking Dinosaur: New Study Details How Theropods Became Birds
RedOrbit - Fri 1 Aug 14redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The grand mystery over how massive, carnivorous dinosaurs gave rise to flying birds has a simple solution, as it turns out – the meat-eaters ...