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Calling dinosaurs reptiles is fairly wrong at this point, since a dinosaurs were warm blooded, and being cold blooded is a defining characteristic of being a re
by jonny_eh 4y ago
Calling dinosaurs reptiles is fairly wrong at this point, since a dinosaurs were warm blooded, and being cold blooded is a defining characteristic of being a reptile. This does raise the question if it's worth considering birds and dinosaurs as different groups.
- mistrial9 4y ago> dinosaurs were warm blooded hm? pointers please.. if they lay eggs then that is "reptile" no? I don't claim to know, I am asking..
- jonny_eh 4y agohttps://earth.yale.edu/news/were-dinosaurs-warm-blooded-their-eggshells-say-yes https://earth.yale.edu/news/were-dinosaurs-warm-blooded-thei... Birds lay eggs and are definitely warm blooded. Not to mention the odd mammal that lays eggs like the platypus.
- SAI_Peregrinus 4y agoBirds lay eggs and are definitely not reptiles.