20 Mind-Blowing Facts About Dinosaurs

13. Some Scientists Believe Dinosaurs Are Not Extinct At All

Birds Gif So you know how at school everyone was taught that dinosaurs became extinct 65million years ago? Well, that was one massive lie. In 1868, English scientist Thomas Huxley first proposed that birds are in fact an evolved-state of dinosaur - with many prehistoric lizards supposedly having feathers too. It is now a commonly-held opinion among scientists. No-one will ever look at their pet budgie the same again, will they?
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