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Rahonavis
Photo Credit: Image Todd Marshall
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Avian Ancestors:
Dinosaurs That Learned to Fly
This raven-sized animal belonged to the same group of dinosaurs as Velociraptor, but it had many bird-like features. Rahonavis lived about 80 million years ago and had a retractable "sickle-claw" on the middle toe of each foot. It had feathered wings like a bird but a long bony tail like Archaeopteryx.
