Byrd: The Dinosaur
A newly discovered fossil is proving to be the missing link between dinosaurs and birds. Scientists have finally been able to figure out why a group of dinosaurs resemble birds.
Named the Haplocheirus sollers, the dinosaur had short arms and a large claw that are believed to be evolved independently of birds. The 3m-long skeleton was discovered in the Gobi Desert in the Central Asian nation of Mongolia.
“While we are excited to have discovered this unique dinosaur-bird connection, we are yet to understand why certain dinosaurs resemble Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia,” Jonah Choiniere from George Washington University told the BBC.
Researchers, however, feel excited about the possibility of solving the last remaining puzzle of the evolution. Several dinosaur fossils have been discovered that are believed to have developed hoods much later than Senator Byrd.
“We’re hopeful that the Gobi will finally yield us a fossil that will explain this Dinosaur-Byrd anomaly,” said Choiniere.
