Ep. 871: Are Birds Actually Dinosaurs?

Steven Rinella (instagram.com/stevenrinella/?hl=en) talks with paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and author, Steve Brusatte (instagram.com/steve.brusatte).
Topics discussed: The Story of Birds (harpercollins.com/products/the-story-of-birds-…) is out now!; Steve's other best selling books on The Rise and Reign of Mammals (harpercollins.com/products/the-rise-and-reign-…) and The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs (harpercollins.com/products/the-rise-and-fall-o…); why birds are dinosaurs; the odds of something becoming a fossil; the physical traits, adaptations, and eating habits that helped early birds survive; and more.
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