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Which statement provides the strongest evidence that birds evolved from dinosaurs

A. A fossilized nest of the herbivorous dinosaur Brachiosaurs shows that it laid eggs

B. Fossils of the beaked dinosaur Ankylosaurus show that it had modified scales that produced hard bony plates

C. A fossilized rib cage of the semi aquatic dinosaur Spinosaurus shows that it had lungs

D. Fossils of the winged dinosaur Archaeopteryx show that it had modified scales that produced feathers

User Axel Knauf
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Answer:

D.

Step-by-step explanation:

A. can be applied to most archosaurs, including the non dinosaur ones. No.

B. again can be applied to many archosaurs that aren't dinosaurs, such as crocodillians. No.

C. Nope, most terrestrial animals have lungs lol.

D. can be the only answer, the feathers on archaeopteryx aren't protofeathers like those found on other theropod dinosaurs, they're traditional feathers as those found on birds.

Answer: D

User Goodwine
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Answer:

A is guess

Explanation

. A fossilized nest of the herbivorous dinosaur Brachiosaurs shows that it laid eggs

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