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While “Birds Aren't Real” is a fun modern conspiracy, the theory that “Birds Are Dinosaurs” is actually one of the few scientific theories that has been 100% proven. When you look at a chicken, you’re basically looking at a living theropod.
Yes, you're absolutely right. Because actually Birds evolved from small-bodied theropod dinosaurs, specifically within the subgroup Maniraptora. Specifically descending from feathered, two-legged theropod dinosaurs that survived the mass extinction 66 million years ago. They are the only living representatives of the Dinosauria clade, sharing close evolutionary links with species like T. rex and Velociraptor. Oh, I'm going back to my journal while answering this and having fun back to back!
