Despite the increasingly clear picture of the evolution of birds from theropod dinosaurs that has emerged, a few scientists are still unconvinced. No alternative hypothesis has been offered to ...

Our palaeontologist Professor Paul Barrett explains how this understanding of dinosaur evolution is transforming the way scientists ... there’s a direct link between modern bird species and theropod ...

This is an example of how evolution can mould forelimbs to suit different habitats and uses. It is also a step forward in understanding how theropods evolved such an amazing diversity of forelimb ...

An analysis of nearly 120 dinosaur species and more than 1,500 skeletal features revealed that the theropod lineages that are thought ... which likely facilitated the evolution of flight, and features ...

Illustration: Courtesy of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences A new study on two theropod ... dinosaur evolution to regional ...