Birds have been reclassified as reptiles. what is one line of evidence that has led to this reclassification?
Social Studies · High School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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- Birds have not been reclassified as reptiles; however, they are considered a part of the group called "Aves," which is closely related to reptiles due to evolutionary history.
- One line of evidence that supports their close relationship with reptiles, particularly dinosaurs, is the presence of similar features in their skeletons, such as hollow bones and similar arrangements in limb structures.
- Further support comes from the discovery of fossils with both avian and reptilian features, such as Archaeopteryx, which had feathers like birds but teeth and a tail like non-avian dinosaurs.