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Mentioned in 4 episodes
The Story of Birds
A New History from Their Dinosaur Origins to the Present
Book • 2026
Steve Brusatte's 'The Story of Birds' narrates the evolutionary journey of birds from their dinosaur ancestors through major events like the asteroid extinction.
The book explains how feathers, wings, and other adaptations evolved, and it examines why only modern-style birds survived the end-Cretaceous catastrophe.
Brusatte combines fossil evidence, field discoveries, and evolutionary theory to make paleontology accessible to general readers.
He also reflects on what past mass extinctions teach about present environmental changes and threats to bird diversity.
The work serves both as a scientific synthesis and a celebration of birds' biological innovations and resilience.
The book explains how feathers, wings, and other adaptations evolved, and it examines why only modern-style birds survived the end-Cretaceous catastrophe.
Brusatte combines fossil evidence, field discoveries, and evolutionary theory to make paleontology accessible to general readers.
He also reflects on what past mass extinctions teach about present environmental changes and threats to bird diversity.
The work serves both as a scientific synthesis and a celebration of birds' biological innovations and resilience.
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Mentioned in 4 episodes
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Steven Rinella
Steve Brusatte
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Ep. 871: Are Birds Actually Dinosaurs?
Mentioned by Kendra Pierre‑Louis and
Steve Brusatte
12 snips
Why birds outlived T. rex
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Kelly Weinersmith
Steve Brusatte
Story of Birds (featuring Dr. Steve Brusatte)
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Ira Flatow
The long history of birds, from velociraptors to pigeons
