Dinosaurs with feathers remain scientifically classified as reptiles
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Scientific evidence and modern cladistic classification confirm that feathered dinosaurs and birds remain classified within the reptile lineage (specifically under archosaurs and sauropsids).
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Wikipedia: Dinosaur
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Wikipedia: Feather
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en.wikipedia.org: Feathered dinosaur
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Discusses feathered dinosaurs and notes dinosaurs were historically viewed as closely related to reptiles.
en.wikipedia.org: Reptile
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Explains that cladistic taxonomy nests birds and dinosaurs within reptiles/Archosauria.
biology.stackexchange.com: If dinosaurs could have feathers, would they still be reptiles?
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Confirms non-avian dinosaurs had feathers and questions their reptile status, aligned with phylogenetic nesting.
cambridge.org: Birds Are Reptiles, Birds Are Theropod Dinosaurs (Chapter 5) - Understanding the Tree of Life
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Indicates that birds are reptiles and theropod dinosaurs.
en.wikipedia.org: Sauropsida
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Explains birds are theropod dinosaurs nested within reptiles under Sauropsida.