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Dinosaurs are still alive. Today, we call them birds. (www.snexplores.org)
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[–] ns1@feddit.uk 8 points 3 months ago

My understanding is that this headline has been pretty much accepted as official by biologists for some time now, to the point where "non-avian dinosaurs" has become a common term for the extinct animals. So it's totally correct to say things like "I'm just going to the park to feed the dinosaurs"