Did Dinosaurs Truly Become Extinct?

Welcome to… Jurassic Pluck Subscribe: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Twitter: @DrJoeHanson @okaytobesmart ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Most people are taught that dinosaurs went extinct 66 million years ago when a giant meteor crashed into the Yucatan peninsula. I'm here to tell you that's wrong. Dinosaurs are alive and well today, and you don't have to go to Jurassic World to see them (although hanging out with Chris Pratt would be cool) We have living dinosaurs all around us. We just call them "birds". Yes. Birds are dinosaurs. Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/PBSDSDonate The tetrapod playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmqeqKj7M-oVnyE5_1x-dUFYHxLLQmRD Special thanks to Scott Hartman (http://www.skeletaldrawing.com/) for the great Deinonychus and Archaeopteryx illustrations More info/sources: Great Audubon article on dinosaur-bird evolution http://www.audubon.org/magazine/january-february-2015/which-came-first-dinosaur-or-bird Dig deeper with this hour-long Yale lecture by Dr. Richard Prum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao7Q8kOqjfs Dr. John Hutchinson's research on dinosaur/bird posture http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com/2013/04/24/3d_dinosaurs/ Chickens wearing prosthetic tails, for science! http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0088458 T. rex had a wishbone: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/this-thanksgiving-make-a-wish-on-a-dinosaur-87598064/?no-ist Did prey grasping of dinosaurs evolve into bird flight stroke? http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/flight/aves.html Reconstructing dinosaur sounds http://www.sandia.gov/LabNews/LN12-19-97/dinosaur_story.html Great TED-Ed video on the evolution of feathers in dinosaurs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPLgfGX1I5Y Brian Switek on dinosaur feathers: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ist/?next=/science-nature/feathers-fuel-dinosaur-flight-debate-146139689/ What do birds see? http://www.nwf.org/news-and-magazines/national-wildlife/birds/archives/2012/bird-vision.aspx Tetrachromacy and feathers in dinosaurs: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/346/6208/416.short Have an idea for an episode or an amazing science question you want answered? Leave a comment or check us out at the links below! Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/okaytobesmart http://twitter.com/DrJoeHanson Follow on Tumblr: http://www.itsokaytobesmart.com Follow on Instagram: http://instagram.com/drjoehanson Joe Hanson - Creator/Host/Writer Joe Nicolosi - Director Amanda Fox - Producer, Spotzen IncKate Eads - Associate Producer Andrew Matthews - Editing/Motion Graphics/Animation Katie Graham - Director of Photography John Knudsen - Gaffer Theme music: "Ouroboros" by Kevin MacLeod Other music via APM Stock images from Shutterstock, stock footage from Videoblocks Birds of paradise clips via PBS Nature​

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