Feather Evolution 1of5

Whilst the traditional view on the evolution of feathers was in relation to flight, new discoveries of feathered dinosaurs in China have changed this to focus on thermoregulation and display. Similarly, the evolutionary path from reptilian scales to bird feather has been turned on its head by tubular structures from the follicle.

Certain organisations continue to parrot the phrase "no transitional fossils have ever been found". However, the list of species which possess transitional features continues to grow.

Epidexipteryx hui, Protoavis, Protarchaeopteryx, Archeopteryx, Avimimus, Sinosauropteryx, Caudipteryx, Rahonavis, Shuvuuia, Sinornithosaurus, Beipiasaurus, Microraptor, Nomingia, Epidendrosaurus, Cryptovolans, Scansoriopteryx, Yixianosaurus, Dilong, Pedopenna, Jinfengopteryx, Sinocalliopteryx, Sinornis, Ambiortus, Hesperornis, Ichthyornis

Every home should have the Discovery Channel.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F8B24595B6EB0250

Category:

Education

Tags:

• evolution
• darwin
• bird
• dinosaur
• feather
• flight
• creationism
• intelligent
• design

[djarm67]

The lineage which led to birds began prior to the Yucatan collision and continued after it.

[TheGreatSimonski]

Thank you for this fascinating upload :D

The voiceover guy must EAT cigars to get a voice like that!

[djarm67]

Birds are not dinosaurs because of the dinosaur age. All the evidence suggests that they evolved "from" manoraptoran dinosaurs. Based on the way that nested hierarchies work, this means that birds and anything that evolves from them in the future, will also still be manoraptoran dinosaurs. Dinosaurs and crocodiles are both evolved from earlier archosaurs, not one from the other. These both evolved from earlier diapsids. Mammals on the other hand evolved from earlier synapsids.

[AgApE010]

I just finished watching this and it is a really good documentary. Don't be thrown off by the number of dislikes from Creationist votebots.

[rossini55]

Interesting vid. Dont like the way the narrator uses the words 'design' or 'engineered'. Could be construed as an allusion to ID.

[djarm67]

@doomsword86 Creationists

[snowleopard2539]

gave sum factsabout feathers and pointed to archeopteryx, better luck next time!! haha

[snowleopard2539]

Haha wow... Never does it actually explain the origin of these feathers. All that this video does is explain what a feather is in detail, point to archaeopteryx and says birds came from dinosaurs, "there is a groundbreaking discovery" BUT IT ACTUALLY SAYS NOTHING, I thought it would actually give some evidence not just wat isn't actually evidence that is archeopteryx, this is funny cuz it just says work is being done an the secret behind the origin of feathers is revealed but it wasn't, it just

[russpaxman]

Absolutely fascinating, very well put together and ground breaking. not a new idea but the best constructed series I've seen on this subject.

[pokon5]

4:35 hhhhh LOL

[gregrutz]

@evilotakuneko 'brontosaurus' is not used any more. No such thing.

[patrickledford420]

@aadoza its because there derect decendants were dinosaurs crocodiles derect ancestors were reptiles and dinosaurs evolved from reptiles

[ManlySlut]

apatosaurus = brontosaurus

brachiosaurus is a different species altogether