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Are chickens direct descendants of the T-Rex?

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Modern birds are the closest relatives of T.rex (and all dinosaurs in fact) , but I don’t think chickens in particular are the closest. That would be whatever the most basal bird is. Chickens are rather “primitive” but I’m not sure whether they would be considered that (certainly not the modern domesticated chicken) read more

And a comparison of the protein's chemical structure to a slew of other species showed an evolutionary link between T. rex and chickens, bolstering the idea that birds evolved from dinosaurs. The collagen proteins were found hidden inside the leg bone of the T. rex fossil, according to two studies published in the April 13 issue of the journal Science. read more

Chickens deserve to be treated with a little more respect in light of new evidence about their terrifying T rex ancestry, writes Roger Highfield. read more

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