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They're still considered to be dinosaurs, just as we're still mammals despite millions of years of evolution since the earliest placental mammal appeared.

If by "experts" you mean "paleontologists," the consensus is clear (based on evidence): Birds are dinosaurs. I'm not sure what "anomaly's" you're thinking of, but there are no fossil or DNA clues that I'm aware of that suggest birds are anything other than an extant lineage of theropod dinosaurs.

Hi Dan, Thanks for pointing this out, we agree that this represents a sensitive conservation issue that we did not recognize, and we've removed the listing. Best, Mindy Weisberger Senior Writer, Live Science

Hello! I'm Mindy Weisberger, a senior writer at Live Science. I'm as big a music nerd as I am a science nerd, so every Friday (mostly) I'll be sharing a new Sounds of Science playlist on Spotify, inspired by the top Live...

Hello! I'm Mindy Weisberger, a senior writer at Live Science. I'm as big a music nerd as I am a science nerd, so every Friday (mostly) I'll be sharing a new Sounds of Science playlist on Spotify, inspired by the top Live Science stories of the week. This week's playlist references articles...

Greetings and salutations! I'm a science journalist by way of film school, before joining Live Science I produced exhibit videos for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. I cover a general science beat, but I'm especially interested in fossils, evolution, and weird animal...

This is a great question! Short answer: Birds ARE dinosaurs. Paleontologists are definite about that. All birds alive today are, in fact, living dinosaurs! They're the sole branch of the dinosaur family tree that survived, while all non-avian dinosaurs went extinct. For me, this relationship is...