Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago

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Did you know that modern day birds are descendants of dinosaurs?

In this video, we chat to vertebrate palaeontologist Dr Julia Clarke as she explains the dinosaur family tree which spans 250 million years!

This is the first in our series with Dr. Clarke who visited Aotearoa New Zealand (and our Dinosaur Discovery Track!) earlier this year. Stay tuned as we'll share more from Dr. Clarke on these ancient ancestors and their adaptations.

Thanks to the US State Department for making Dr. Clarke's visit possible.