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PBS

Pbs: Nova: The Four Winged Dinosaur

For Students 9th - 10th
In 2002, paleontologists discovered a fossil in China that seemed to provide a missing link between dinosaurs and birds, and to support the theory that birds evolved from dinosaurs. The fossil came from a four-winged dinosaur they named...
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University of California

Ucmp: Are Birds Really Dinosaurs?

For Students 9th - 10th
A great essay that illustrates how science is done as well as the relationship between dinosaurs and modern birds. Includes a picture to illustrate this concept, and contains many links to related sites.
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Other

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Dinosaur Institute: Dinosaurs

For Students 9th - 10th
The origins, evolution and diversification of dinosaurs through geologic time are described, as well as their portrayal in Hollywood movies. There is also information about how birds evolved from dinosaurs.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Dinosaur 'Feathers' Are No Such Thing

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article explores the validity behind current findings and research on the dinosaur to bird theory. The research is conducted on the Sinosauropteryx, which is a turkey-sized dinosaur with "proto-feathers."
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Dinosaurs: Archaeopteryx Lithographica

For Students 3rd - 8th
Is it a feathered dinosaur, or the ancestor of birds? Find out about the Archaeopteryx lithographica whose fossil remains show feathers similar to that of a bird, and whose skeleton resembles that of a dinosaur.