Question

In 2002, the fossil of a four-winged dinosaur was discovered in China and named a microraptor. What was the significance of the discovery? It supported the idea that flight evolved from the ground up. It allowed scientists to reach a conclusion about the origin of flight. It enabled scientists to develop theories about the origin of flight. It provided clues for scientists to develop a hypothesis about the origin of flight.

Answer 1

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It provided clues for scientists to develop a hypothesis about the origin of flight.

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Answer 2

The answer is; It provided clues for scientists to develop a hypothesis about the origin of flight.

Scientists now postulate that dinosaurs are the ancestors of birds. This because the Microraptor is a dinosaur with feathers in all its limbs. It is also the smallest dinosaur to every been discovered and has been compared with the  Archaeopteryx (involving even genetic sequencing) to hypothesize how dinosaurs evolved into birds.