▲ 131 ▼ How did we switched from "Dinosaur are giant lizards" to "Dinosaur are giant birds" (sh.itjust.works) submitted 2 years ago by Ziggurat@sh.itjust.works to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments When I was a kid, I learned about Dinosaur being "giant lizard", and it's been may-be 10 years, that I hear "Birds are dinosaurs". I am curious on how the concept evolve, both among paleontologists, and among the general public.
[–] VelvetGentleman@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago This is fairly recent bird lore. Like late 80s to 90s. It takes a while for schools to catch up so I missed it as well. permalink fedilink source parent