Based on fossil and biological evidence, most scientists accept that birds are a specialized subgroup of theropod dinosaurs, and more specifically, they are members of Maniraptora, a group of theropods which includes dromaeosaurs and oviraptorids, among others. As scientists have discovered more theropods closely related to birds, the previously clear distinction between non-birds and birds has become blurred. Recent discoveries in the Liaoning Province of northeast China, which demonstrate many small theropod feathered dinosaurs, contribute to this ambiguity.
ఈ దేశంలో ఇటీవలి ఆవిష్కరణలు అనేక చిన్న థెరాపాడ్ ఈకల డైనోసార్లను ప్రదర్శిస్తున్నాయి.
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