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So why would dinosaurs evolve feathers before evolving flight? I'm going by this diagram (however it doesn't show where early flying dinosaurs like Archaeopter
by tocomment 13y ago
So why would dinosaurs evolve feathers before evolving flight?
I'm going by this diagram (however it doesn't show where early flying dinosaurs like Archaeopteryx would come in)
http://biology.unm.edu/ccouncil/Biology_203/Images/Phylogeny/cladogramDino.gif http://biology.unm.edu/ccouncil/Biology_203/Images/Phylogeny...
- jimhefferon 13y agoStaying warm is one speculation that I have read (think how chickadees can live in -40 so feathers must be really warm).
- Sandman 13y agoAttracting mates, scaring off predators?
- s_baby 13y agoUV protection