To say birds evolved from a ground bound species like raptors is BS, especially when there were many air borne species already flying around. Why wouldn't the flying lizards have been the ones to evolve into birds? The fact is, there is zero evidence to support the dino to bird theory except for speculation on the parts of evolutionists.
Many of the so called “dino bird” fossils recently found in China, in fact all, have been outed as fakes and the so called feathers were not feathers at all.
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People who refute evolution are as unconvinceable as atheists. Atheists wouldn’t believe in Christ if he turned water into wine right under their noses, and anti-evolutionists try to explain away the preponderant weight of scientific evidence which sustains evolution, with convoluted, distorted arguments which are more unbelievable than the theory they attempt to disprove.
The Archeopteryx has definite intermediate characteristics - wings, feathers, teeth, claws. The presumable dinosaurs which gave rise to birds had wishbones, hollows in their bones, the same foot structure, and in some cases, feathers.
“Why wouldn’t the flying lizards have been the ones to evolve into birds? “
They do have as close a skeletal similarity to birds as do Raptor like dinosaurs. Their flight was more similar to that of bats than of birds.
Many of the so called “dino bird” fossils recently found in China, in fact all, have been outed as fakes and the so called feathers were not feathers at all.
?????
People who refute evolution are as unconvinceable as atheists. Atheists wouldn’t believe in Christ if he turned water into wine right under their noses, and anti-evolutionists try to explain away the preponderant weight of scientific evidence which sustains evolution, with convoluted, distorted arguments which are more unbelievable than the theory they attempt to disprove.
The Archeopteryx has definite intermediate characteristics - wings, feathers, teeth, claws. The presumable dinosaurs which gave rise to birds had wishbones, hollows in their bones, the same foot structure, and in some cases, feathers.
“Why wouldn’t the flying lizards have been the ones to evolve into birds? “
They do have as close a skeletal similarity to birds as do Raptor like dinosaurs. Their flight was more similar to that of bats than of birds.
Also, Archeopteryx is much older than these supposed therapod dino-bird missing links that are featured on, say, Discovery channel.
Interesting post. I have wondered why anyone would think that a creature with scales would, through natural selection, grow feathers. Until it was completely feathered and able to fly, there seems no benefit and a pretty significant liability to having a few feathers versus having a lot of scales. Add to that the transition from cold blooded to warm blooded... well, again, it is hard to see that happening incrementally as there is no survival advantage until the transition is complete.