Scientists are fleshing out the proof that today’s chicken is descended from the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur.
And, not a surprise, they confirmed a close relationship between mastodons and elephants.
Fossil studies have long suggested that modern birds descended from T.rex, based in similarities in their skeletons. Now, bits of protein obtained from connective tissues in a T.rex fossil shows a relationship to birds including chickens and ostriches, says a report in Friday’s edition of the journal, Science. – AP
Excerpt from “Chicken descended from dinosaurs?” – article published in The Hindu, Madurai, April 26, 2008.
And, not a surprise, they confirmed a close relationship between mastodons and elephants.
Fossil studies have long suggested that modern birds descended from T.rex, based in similarities in their skeletons. Now, bits of protein obtained from connective tissues in a T.rex fossil shows a relationship to birds including chickens and ostriches, says a report in Friday’s edition of the journal, Science. – AP
Excerpt from “Chicken descended from dinosaurs?” – article published in The Hindu, Madurai, April 26, 2008.
Also read Wikipedia article on "Evolution":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_life
Grateful thanks to AP, The Hindu and Wikipedia.
Grateful thanks to AP, The Hindu and Wikipedia.
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