In a study published in Scientific Reports, scientists found that these large, flightless birds—among our closest living ...

Birds as a group are the closest living relatives to dinosaurs, and pelicans are closely related to aquatic avian dinosaurs.

Dinosaurs are the extinct relatives of birds that roamed the lands and seas of ancient Earth. They first appeared around 240 ...

This is because it was a dinosaur ... and of birds, by comparing the skeletons of Archaeopteryx, Microraptor, and Deinonychus, one of Microraptor's closest non-flying relatives.— ...

“I built this big family tree that put into context where birds fit in. Who their closest relatives were among dinosaurs, and the pattern of relationships for the very earliest birds,” says Steve.

Scientists believe many of these features appeared at various points across the evolution of maniraptorans – the group of theropod dinosaurs that contains both birds and their closest relatives.

The closest relatives of dinosaurs were pterosaurs ... It’s hard to figure out how Caihong juji used its feathers. Modern birds have asymmetrical feathers on their wings, which help steer ...

D modeling reveals that as bird brains grew larger, it led to changes in jaw muscles and joint mechanics—enabling the development of a more flexible and efficient feeding system in modern birds.

The two species share a remarkable biological past. Our palaeontologist Professor Paul Barrett explains how this understanding of dinosaur evolution is transforming the way scientists think. Birds ...