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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: Dinosaur. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur

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Wikipedia: Feather
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Wikipedia: Feather. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather

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en.wikipedia.org: Feathered dinosaur
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en.wikipedia.org: Feathered dinosaur. en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feathered_dinosaur

Discusses feathered dinosaurs and notes dinosaurs were historically viewed as closely related to reptiles.

en.wikipedia.org: Reptile
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en.wikipedia.org: Reptile. en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/_Reptile

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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biology.stackexchange.com: If dinosaurs could have feathers, would they still be reptiles?. biology.stackexchange.com. https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/35370/if-dinosaurs-could-have-feathers-would-they-still-be-reptiles

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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cambridge.org: Birds Are Reptiles, Birds Are Theropod Dinosaurs (Chapter 5) - Understanding the Tree of Life. cambridge.org. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/understanding-the-tree-of-life/birds-are-reptiles-birds-are-theropod-dinosaurs/FACB3C494164A8FF39436AEDD909E002

Indicates that birds are reptiles and theropod dinosaurs.

en.wikipedia.org: Sauropsida
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en.wikipedia.org: Sauropsida. en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauropsida

Explains birds are theropod dinosaurs nested within reptiles under Sauropsida.

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