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This argument never sat well with me, it always felt like an overcorrection to me. Birds without their feathers are actually incredibly thin and spindly, even those that can't fly. Since they are direct descendants of theropods I feel like it's not far fetched to assume that they would have looked similar. Also, considering the earth used to be way warmer and more humid in those days I have a hard time imagining dinosaurs would have been able to regulate their body temperature if they had been that bulky.