Discuss the Evolution of Birds as It Is Currently Understood

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Essay

Discuss the evolution of birds as it is currently understood.Why would some theropod dinosaurs have feathers? Did feathers evolve just once? Did feathers evolve specifically for flight? Is Archeopteryx really a bird?

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