Support WBURBirds are dinosaurs. Here's how scientists knowPlay13:18Download AudioHannah ChinnRegina G. BarberRebecca RamirezJanuary 15, 2025 ShareFossil casting of Archaeopteryx, a therapod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic period (around 150 million years ago). Many fossils of Archaeopteryx include impressions of feathers. (Getty Images)