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Why Birds Are The Only Surviving Dinosaurs
4/29/2026
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59 mins
Topics
Birds as Dinosaurs
Starts at 0:00
Steve Brussati's Background
Starts at 0:41
Unique Evolution of Birds
Starts at 2:00
The Significance of Archaeopteryx
Starts at 14:52
Search for Early Bird Fossils
Starts at 20:03
Impact of the Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction
Starts at 22:04
Evolution of Modern Birds
Starts at 28:04
Flightlessness in Birds
Starts at 31:18
Giant Extinct Birds
Starts at 36:04
Demon Ducks of Australia
Starts at 40:06
Pelagornis - The Giant Bird
Starts at 41:43
Bird Intelligence
Starts at 45:36
Future of Birds
Starts at 55:04
The Goldcrest
Starts at 56:12