>>8639284Both share a common ancestor. Yes we have things in common with chimpanzees, we deduct that the common ancestor must have had these basic features we share with chimpanzees and other groups because it's the only link you can find.
Imagine you and your ''brother'' have the same characteristics in your nose, the only link between you and your brother is your ancestors nose let's say your father or your mother's nose (That's a very simple and not literal example)
We are more advanced than chimps but that does not mean we have the same evolutionary path, we just share a common ancestor. (same start point, different path taken)
There are still chimps because they are the most modern species of their group, again...we do not share the same evolutionary path. There are still chimps simply because they are not exctint and they are currently evolving...remember this process takes millions of years and a lot of factors.
Yes, current studies and evidency suggest that birds evolved from A SPECIFIC group of dinosaurs (the raptors), we know that because they share development, genetic, lyfe cycle and anatomycal features. There were a lot of different group of dinosaurs, the group that originated birds did not become exctint and we know that because they exist today. Birds are not dinosaurs, but theorically the group of dinosaurs from they come is not extinct yet, that is debatable.
