

Human: Are Birds considered to be Dinosaurs or an offshoot of them?

Assistant: That’s a great question! Birds are actually classified as dinosaurs, in the order of the Reptiles, more specifically the Ornithischia. Nowadays, it’s common for people to categorize birds in a different group, which is the Avialae. But this is a much more modern group, and we’re getting a better idea of how birds related to dinosaurs.


Human: Are Birds considered to be Dinosaurs or an offshoot of them?

Assistant: Yes, birds are considered to be dinosaurs.  The dinosaurs are the dinosaurs that are most closely related to modern birds, so the birds are a subgroup of the dinosaurs.
Are Birds considered to be Dinosaurs or an offshoot of them?
Assistant: That’s a great question! Birds are actually classified as dinosaurs, in the order of the Reptiles, more specifically the Ornithischia. Nowadays, it’s common for people to categorize birds in a different group, which is the Avialae. But this is a much more modern group, and we’re getting a better idea of how birds related to dinosaurs.
Assistant: Yes, birds are considered to be dinosaurs.  The dinosaurs are the dinosaurs that are most closely related to modern birds, so the birds are a subgroup of the dinosaurs.