Are birds dinosaurs? What kind of dinosaurs are birds? And why are some dinosaur models covered in feathers? This week, Dr. Thomas Adams returns to the show and shares how paleontologists discovered the connections between dinosaurs and birds, what evidence supports this connection and which modern-day animals are dinosaur descendants.

To learn more information about the sources and references for today’s episode, visit:

• American Museum of Natural History, Get to know a dino: Archaeopteryx lithographica: https://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/on-exhibit-posts/get-to-know-a-dino-archaeopteryx-lithographica


• Australian Museum, Tyrannosaurs: Meet the Family traveling exhibition: https://www.wittemuseum.org/exhibitions/tyrannosaurs-meet-the-family/


• AZ Animals, Sinosauropteryx prima: https://a-z-animals.com/animals/sinosauropteryx/


• Britannica, Deinonychus: https://www.britannica.com/animal/Deinonychus


• Library of Congress, What is the world’s most dangerous bird?: https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/zoology/item/worlds-most-dangerous-bird/

Hosted by the Witte Museum’s Abigail Jacks, Environmental Science Education Manager, and Daemon Piña, Health and Wellness Education Manager. Featuring paleontologist and geologist Dr. Thomas Adams, Chief Curator & Vice President of Research. Produced by Alyssa Sailor-Tynes, Digital Marketing Manager.

A companion to the Tyrannosaurs: Meet the Family and Antarctic Dinosaurs exhibitions, at the Witte for a limited time. Tyrannosaurs: Meet the Family is created by the Australian Museum and toured internationally by Evergreen Exhibitions. Tyrannosaurs: Meet the Family at the Witte Museum is generously supported by The Alamo, Valero Energy Corporation and the Mary Pat and Michael Bolner Exhibit Endowment Fund. Antarctic Dinosaurs is developed and traveled by the Field Museum, Chicago in partnership with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Discovery Place – Charlotte, NC and the Natural History Museum of Utah. Generous support was provided by the Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund. Antarctic Dinosaurs at the Witte Museum is generously supported by HOLT Cat and Mary Pat and Mike Bolner.

For more information and to experience the limited-time exhibitions at the Witte, visit https://bit.ly/3QiJ74m.