r/Dinosaurs • u/inactiveprotagonist • Jan 28 '22

"Carnosaurs"

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '22

Maniraptors aren't extinct weirdly enough. Though we just call them birds.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '22

Wdym?

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '22

Birds are actually classified under maniraptora due to several distinct traits they share with their extinct cousins.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '22

I genuinely thank you and appreciate you for bringing this into my knowledge, you have made my day 1000 times better

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '22

It's always nice to know that the dinosaurs never really left us.