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Makes you wonder if Dinosaurs would have evolved to the point of becoming some sort of highly intelligent reptilian species similar to us. You're half right. D
by jeremysmyth 11y ago
Makes you wonder if Dinosaurs would have evolved to the point of becoming some sort of highly intelligent reptilian species similar to us.
You're half right. Dinosaurs have evolved[1][2] to become highly intelligent[3], but not reptilian and only similar to us in the sense that they are the only other species that makes hooks to catch food[4].
[1] "The scientific consensus is that birds are a group of theropod dinosaurs that evolved during the Mesozoic Era." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_birds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_birds
[2] https://xkcd.com/1211/ https://xkcd.com/1211/
[3] http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/crows-understand-analogies/ http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/crows-understand-a...
[4] http://io9.com/the-mysterious-tool-making-culture-shared-by-crows-and-1460350033 http://io9.com/the-mysterious-tool-making-culture-shared-by-...