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What does cladistic analysis tell us about birds and dinosaurs?

According to cladistic analysis, birds share some 132 characteristics with dinosaurs. Some scientists believe this hard evidence indicates that birds are, indeed, a kind of dinosaur. But many scientists still disagree.

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