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interesting new theory

Linnaeus · 2015-12-13 13:20:23

Here's something really in my favourite category...Don't know if the theory is valid, or another "bird-brained" fantasy...but the idea in itself is worth thinking about. news.discovery.com/animals/dinosaurs/all-living-birds-descend-one-feathered-founder-151211.htm

13-12-2015 1:20pm

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Linnaeus

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Here's something really in my favourite category...Don't know if the theory is valid, or another "bird-brained" fantasy...but the idea in itself is worth thinking about.

news.discovery.com/animals/dinosaurs/all-living-birds-descend-one-feathered-founder-151211.htm

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#2 13-12-2015 10:47pm

Adam Khor

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Genetic studies also suggest bats appeared first in the Cretaceous (which shouldn´t be surprising considering no proto-bats from after the Cretaceous have been found- all bat fossils to my knowledge are fully fledged). Unfortunately both birds and bats have very fragile skeletons and chances are high we'll never find their respective ancestors.

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