Which of the following statements about bird evolution is NOT correct?
A) Scientific studies have revealed so many errors in the traditional dinosaur-bird evolutionary tree that none of it is considered useful to understanding the evolution of birds and flight.
B) Scientific studies of the Xiaotingia fossil caused scientists to adjust the traditional dinosaur-bird evolutionary tree.
C) Scientific comparisons of Archaeopteryx and Xiaotingia fossils caused scientists to adjust the traditional dinosaur-bird evolutionary tree.
D) It is important to understand the dinosaur-bird evolutionary tree in order to have a better understanding of how flight evolved.
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