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Bird-from-dinosaur theory of evolution challenged: Was it the other way around?
The weight of the evidence is now suggesting that not only did birds not descend from dinosaurs, Ruben said, but that some species now believed to be dinosaurs may have descended from birds.
via sciencedaily.com
The article explicitly calls out Velociraptors as flightless birds. This is awesome.
What colours were dinosaur feathers? : Not Exactly Rocket Science
Melanosomes are packed with melanins, pigments that range from drab blacks and greys to reddish-brown and yellow hues. Their presence in dinosaur filaments has allowed Fucheng Zhang to start piecing together the colours of these animals, millions of years after their extinction. For example, Zhang thinks that the small predator Sinosauropteryx had "chestnut to reddish-brown" stripes running down its tail and probably a similarly coloured crest down its back. Meanwhile, the early bird Confuciusornis had a variety of black, grey, red and brown hues, even within a single feather.
via scienceblogs.com
Images in the link. I went to the Field Museum recently, and among the all-new History of Life exhibit was a great discussion of the evolution of dinosaurs into birds. Highly recommended.
