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Journey to Flight

Unlock an evolutionary mystery about the origins of flying.

Dinosaurs, pterosaurs, birds, oh my! Explore the evolution of flight with a phylogenetic tree of prehistoric and living creatures. Use character-trait observations and DNA sequences as evidence to re-create the tree and solve the mystery.

Related: Interpreting Phylogeny: Journey to Flight

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