WHAT CAME FIRST, THE CHICKEN OR THE DINO?

SAMI FUTTERMAN

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? Is there a relation?

After years of unearthing models that explain the evolution pubis bone. Both female birds
bones around the world, from dinosaur to bird. First, the and female Theropods
paleontologists Sam Futtermand ancestors of Archaeopteryx could synthesized a medullary bone
and Dr. Emma Rainforth have have been tree dwelling which supplies calcium when
complied a list of similarities organisms who used their wings eggs are ready to be laid.
connecting modern birds to to glide from tree tops to the When the research
dinosaurs. Some scientists would ground below, known as the tree concluded, it was clear that there
disagree with these findings ,but down model. Conversely, their is a relationship between the two
the evidence is in the favor of a ancestors may have resided on organisms and, “each of these
relationship. land, where they took large traits could not be disputed,
strides and leaps while flailing despite the fact that there may
One of the more well- their wings, known as the ground
known dinosaurs, the have been a gap in geological
up model. time”(Futterman 2017).
Tyrannosaurus Rex, was a
member of the Theropod family. Modern birds are
This family housed Futterman, S.
the largest B. (2017). What
carnivores that that Came First, the
ever lived. There are Dinosaur or the Bird?
approximately three . Fundamentals of
groups of Theropods. Earth
It has been difficult Science, 106(1), 40-
to distinguish distinct 46. Retrieved
groups because of December 14, 2017.
the lack of fossil
evidence connecting
each member.
Theropods were
classified based on
their hollow bones,
smaller 4th and 5th
digits on their hands
in addition to the
smaller 1st and 5th
digits on their feet.
A member of the classified as such by their
Tetanurae group of Theropods feathers, wings, beak, and their
that lived 150 million years ago skeleton including hollow bones
was the Archaeopteryx. These and a large sternum. The first
small dinosaurs are the link resemblance between birds and
between dinosaurs and birds. The dinosaurs was the feather
first remnants were discovered in structure of both organisms.
the 1860’s. The most striking Feathers from both were
features of the Archaeopteryx asymmetrical with a vane like
were their feathers, wings, pubis structure with organized barbs.
bone, and their elongated arms. Additionally, each had air sacs
along side their lungs, an
Archaeopteryx had apparent four chamber heart, and
wings, but couldn’t fly. How was multiple skeletal similarities,
flight achieved? There are two most notably their backward

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