The link between birds and dinosaurs

As early as the mid-1800’s the theory that birds had descended from dinosaurs had been proposed but was widely unaccepted for some time. It was the discovery of feathered theropod dinosaurs like Archaeopteryx that pushed the idea into the spotlight and allowed it to gain traction. Now the idea is widely accepted and new fossil finds are providing insight into how small flightless feathered raptors became the incredibly diverse array of birds that share the Earth with us.