Dragon Evolution?

[Lex]

Lets assume the age old debate of whather the dragon exists has been answered.
Lets also assume that proof has been discovered of a live dragon.

Where therefore would you expect them to have evolved from?
Are they evolved from birds? why? or perhaps the dinosaurs? which one? are they an alien race? how did you come to your conclusion?

Discuss ...

[gleep]

I would expect them to have originated as one of many branches of the reptiles possibly in the late Triassic period. Then through evolution they took on characterictics of birds and possibly some became aquatic creatures.

[Lex]

an interesting theory and one quite similar to my own.
Anybody else?

[DiamondTear]

Well it depends, is there just one type of dragon or are there many, as they might all have come from different things, like a sea/water dragon might have come from a dinosaurs that used to live in the sea and other land dragons could have come from birds and dinosaurs, or many even the dinosaurs came from the dragons?

[gleep]

I actually just read an article and in that the theory is that the marine dragon evolved from the land dragon and the theory is that the wings evolved into fins and the claws which were no good for catching fish evolved into flippers

[Lex]

Yes i have heard that theory. That when the Vertebrae were changing and the wings were formed some of the ancient dragons would have found the water to find food instead of the skies and so developed fins instead of wings.

Its an interesting one.

[DiamondTear]

I think my theory is interesting to Lol!

[Lex]

It is indeed.

I was actually addressing both theories as they are very similar.

[boz]

but what about puff the magic dragon ;D

[Lex]

haha

I expect he evolved from a magic lizard or fish.

Or perhapos from the mind of a brilliant songwriter?