Comparing Caimans And Parrot

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Through the cladogram I filled out, I can tell that T-Rex’s were most related to Caimans and Parrot’s. I think that the t-rex’s were closer in relation to the parrot, so they should have feathers. Parrots and T-rexs share many feature with one another, one is that the t-rex was bipedal (walked on two legs), and the caiman was not. Another reason why I think t-rex had feathers is the fact that t-rexs had 3 digits like birds, and they also both don’t have a heel bone found in caimans. If a t-rex really did have scales, then why does the t-rex walk like a bird? Not only do t-rexs and parrots have a common ancestor, but no one has been able to prove that t-rexs didn’t have feathers. Even better, archeologists have found fossils with clear indications

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