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Birds evolved from dinosaurs and in the course of their evolution gained the ability to fly. Which of the statements below regarding the evolution of birds is INCORRECT?
Select one:
a. The ancestral dinosaur from which birds evolved belonged to the saurischian class of dinosaurs.
b. Feathers evolved in the ancestors of birds prior to the ability to fly.
c. The feathers atop their skin make it difficult for birds to eliminate excess heat so they utilise air sacs to eliminate heat.
d. Skeletal changes including thin, honeycombed bones and an enlarged breastbone where observed in species representing the early transition from dinosaurs to birds.
e. Flight independently evolved at least twice amongst dinosaurs and their descendants.