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KelleyKramer

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2. Actually, parrots ARE dinosaurs

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 10:01 PM

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Like most modern birds today, parrots are direct descendants of dinosaurs. They belong to the group of avian theropod dinosaurs.

Parrots are also distant relatives of large theropods like T. rex, sharing a common ancestor millions of years ago.

And we do have some evidence of colors on large dinosaurs, but it is hard to find because it is very rare for skin and/or tissue to fossilize and last over 60 million years.

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I wish they'd go back to illustrating dinosaurs in grayscale. Artists have long jumped the shark on colorful dinos. eppur_se_muova Sunday #1

Actually, parrots ARE dinosaurs KelleyKramer Sunday #2

A--B (parrots are a type of dinosaur) does not equate B--A (dinosaurs are a type of parrot). eppur_se_muova Sunday #3

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