Maniraptora

Maniraptora is the dinosaur species that spawned modern birds. Genetic experiments being done on chicken embryos have begun to unravel 65 million years of evolution in search of this ancestor. Where's Jeff Goldblum when we need him??

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Posted By: Alex - Tue Sep 06, 2011
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Who thinks this is a good idea?

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/06/11 at 08:20 AM

ME! ME! ME! ME! ME! ME! ME! ME! ME!

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 09/06/11 at 11:23 AM

Just saying, Maniraptora isn't a species. It's a clade that contains birds along with deinonychids and other small carnivorous nonavian dinosaurs.

Posted by venomlash on 09/06/11 at 11:34 AM

Will there be enough eggs? I'd expect participation would be high.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 09/07/11 at 12:28 AM

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