Feature Life Some lucky birds escaped dino doomsday Feathers, wishbones and more were a dino thing before they were a bird thing EARLY BIRDS Birds diversified throughout the age of the dinosaurs, but only one lineage survived. Utako Kikutani By Susan Milius January 25, 2017 at 3:30 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print The asteroid strike (or was it the roiling volcanoes?) that triggered dino doomsday 66 million years ago also brought an avian apocalypse. Birds had evolved by then, but only some had what it took to survive.
