Re: bird evolution

on Mon, 1 Dec 2003 07:25:45 -0500, George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sez:

` "pete" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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` > on Mon, 01 Dec 2003 07:13:30 +0000, Gautam Majumdar
` > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sez:
` >
` > ` On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 04:05:13 +0000, George Prehmus wrote:
` >
` > ` > A couple of years ago an article on this group said that birds evolved
` > ` > from reptiles.  I thought they came from dinosaurs.  Which is correct?
` >
` > ` Both correct. Dinosaurs were reptiles.
` >
` > ` > At another point, it stated that all dinosaurs were bipeds.  Is that
` > ` > correct?  If so where does that leave such animals as brontosaurus,
` > ` > triceratops etc.?
` >
` > ` Theropods (bird ancestor) were bipedal, not all dinosaurs.
` >
` > But the ancestor of all dinosaurs was bipedal.
` >

` Not true.

I'm afraid you'll have to back that up...

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