Feathered dinos leapt from trees, not ground

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Whether birds first evolved flight as ground dwellers or took to the skies from trees has been a longstanding debate.

A new study of an ancient four-legged creature called Microraptor gui, poised on the boundary between dinosaurs and birds, suggests that the arboreal, or tree-living, idea may be correct.

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[Abramelin]

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You would think so, looking at how the animal looked:

[brlesq1]

Ditto, Abram. The tail looks like a rudder.

[SameerPrehistorica]

Very interesting...

As they somewhat look like birds and their size, they would have spent their time in trees and may be also in the ground.