There is enough similarity between the fossils of dinosaurs and modern birds to conclude that birds did indeed evolve from dinosaurs. The Wishbone The furcula, or wish bone, has been found in many theropod dinosaurs. The furcula in birds is used to strengthen the skeleton for flight. In theropod dinosaurs the wishbone did not serve the same function and was less flexible than the corresponding bone in birds. The evolutionary connection is intriguing. So Few Juvenile Fossils There are very few juvenile dinosaurs found in the fossil record. This may be due to a correlation between the way bi...
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