Venture into the Lost World…One Minute at a Time
A warm welcome to The Palaeo Minute!
Plumage & Legacy: Birds as Living Dinosaurs: Welcome to The Palaeo Minute, your bite-sized window into prehistoric wonders. This edition dives into how birds retain evolutionary and genetic advancements inherited from their dinosaur ancestors.
I explore the seven distinct types of bird feathers and examine how natural selection has shaped bird development for survival and feeding. From modern plumage to beak morphology, birds tell a remarkable story one that links their vibrant diversity to their prehistoric lineage.
I hope you enjoy this evolutionary journey into the origins of feathers, structures that first emerged not just for flight, but for insulation, communication, and display. Together, let’s uncover how birds are not merely descended from dinosaurs, they are dinosaurs, alive and thriving in our world today.
This edition explores:
- Feather Types: The seven distinct types of bird feathers & their specialised functions.
- Avian Success: Why birds thrive today, with over 11,000 species adapted to diverse habitats.
- Natural Selection & Darwin’s Finches: Darwin’s Finches how evolutionary pressures shaped birds’ anatomy, & survival strategies.
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