# Some Scientists flip Dinosaur Theory the Bird **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 11, 2005, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-scientists-flip-dinosaur-theory-the-bird/325752 "2005-10-11T14:22:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-scientists-flip-dinosaur-theory-the-bird/325752/1 "2005-10-11T14:22:55Z")
Some scientists take issue with the birds-descended-from-dinosaur theory. I hadn’t heard about these doubts until now – I thought the theory that birds had descended from dinos was pretty firm. Apparently not: > **[Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines](https://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=%2Fhsn%2F20051010%2Fhl_hsn%2Fdinosaurbirdflaprufflesfeathers)** > > The latest news and headlines from Yahoo! News. Get breaking news stories and in-depth coverage with videos and photos. My favorite – “Bambisuarus”. What an image that conjures up! > **[Bambi Meets Godzilla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambi_Meets_Godzilla)** > > Bambi Meets Godzilla is a 1969 animated short student film created entirely by Marv Newland. Less than two minutes long, the film is a classic of animation; it was listed #38 in the book The 50 Greatest Cartoons (1994). > The opening credits, consisting entirely of roles filled by Newland himself, scroll over an animated image of the character Bambi serenely grazing while the "Call to the Dairy Cows" from Rossini's opera William Tell (1829) plays in the background. After the credits, Bambi loo... ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-scientists-flip-dinosaur-theory-the-bird/325752/2 "2005-10-11T15:55:23Z")
Actually, Feduccia has been grinding his “birds are not dinosaurs” axe for decades. There are only a handful of other paleontologists who still agree with him. The many fossils of feathered dinosaurs discovered in China in the last few years have pretty much convinced the last holdouts. Feduccia is a pretty respected paleontologist in general, but on this one issue he has become a crank. The best argument against the bird-dinosaur connection is the one they mention concerning the origin of the digits of the hand. However, there are so many other arguments in its favor that the alternative explanation offered by the bird/dinosaur supporters has to be considered to be likely. ---
**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-scientists-flip-dinosaur-theory-the-bird/325752/3 "2005-10-11T18:53:42Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I hadn’t heard about these doubts until now It’s been brought up at least a couple times previously right here on this board! [History of knowledge of dinosaur/bird link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=276401) [Birds are not dinosaurs (simplified)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=115280) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-scientists-flip-dinosaur-theory-the-bird/325752/4 "2005-10-11T19:08:08Z")
The first of those links discusses the possibility of the bird-dino link, not objections. The latter has one entry on the objections. Not surprised I missed it.