Birds in a new Class???

Ganoderma

Arachnobaron
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are birds really not in the class Aves anymore???

It looks like a middle school kid wrote this so i have many doubts, is this true?
From: http://www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/reptiles/orders.html

"Dinosauria (birds -- formerly class Aves)

Birds are the living descendents of dinosaurs. This concept has, generally, been accepted for some time. More recently, the class Aves has been re-evaluated and birds are now considered to be living members of the order Dinosauria and are, therefore, reptiles."
 

Stylopidae

Arachnoking
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That can't be right...even as a grade schooler, I knew that birds are warm blooded while reptiles are cold blooded, not to mention the differences in the bones, skin, eggs, etc.

Besides, I do believe there is still a debate on exactly where birds evolved from in the science community.
 
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