中山利高(3)

而鸟类的飞羽模式则从侏罗纪晚期一直延续到白垩纪，甚至躲过了那颗毁灭其他恐龙的天外之灾，更是现今丰富度最高的四足动物，有超过10000种盘旋在世界各处的天际，成为了真正的“天空霸主”。

鸟类成为今天的“天空霸主”。图片来源：Pixabay

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