Do birds and dinosaurs have a connection? In the text, "Shedding Light on the Dinosaur-Bird Connection," the author claims that birds are living dinosaurs. The author s claims are that birds were descended from the first dinosaurs, they use skeletal evidence to show they are related, and they use brain evidence to show how they are related. First, the author uses the claim that birds were descended from the first dinosaurs to show that they are related. In the text it states, The group called dinosaurs includes the extinct dinosaurs and all their living descendants. All its members, including living birds, descended from the very first dinosaur—their common ancestor. That’s why birds are a kind of dinosaur. It also explains how they have to look at the different
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Although the text gives factual evidence, it would have been more effective if there were some expert evidence given, it could have persuaded the readers more. The author never says if he/she agrees with any of the information that has been given. While the author claims that they use skeletal evidence to show how birds and dinosaurs are related, the author also claims that they use brain evidence to show how they are related. Finally, the authors claim that they use brain evidence to show how birds and dinosaurs are related. In the text it states, In a recent study researchers were able to peer inside the braincases of more than two dozen specimens, including birds and closely related non-bird dinosaurs. “Technology allows us to look inside these specimens without destroying them,” says Dr. Amy Balanoff, a Museum research associate. It also explains how the scientist can explore the outer shape of the brain and have more detail about it. This evidence means that when scientists look at both a bird's brain and a dinosaur's brain they are both similar ("Shedding Light on the Dinosaur-Bird Connection"). Providing the readers with this evidence, helps the readers understand how birds are related to
Although the text gives factual evidence, it would have been more effective if there were some expert evidence given, it could have persuaded the readers more. The author never says if he/she agrees with any of the information that has been given. While the author claims that they use skeletal evidence to show how birds and dinosaurs are related, the author also claims that they use brain evidence to show how they are related. Finally, the authors claim that they use brain evidence to show how birds and dinosaurs are related. In the text it states, In a recent study researchers were able to peer inside the braincases of more than two dozen specimens, including birds and closely related non-bird dinosaurs. “Technology allows us to look inside these specimens without destroying them,” says Dr. Amy Balanoff, a Museum research associate. It also explains how the scientist can explore the outer shape of the brain and have more detail about it. This evidence means that when scientists look at both a bird's brain and a dinosaur's brain they are both similar ("Shedding Light on the Dinosaur-Bird Connection"). Providing the readers with this evidence, helps the readers understand how birds are related to