What statement provides the strongest evidence to support the claim that birds evolved from dinosaurs?
A.
A fossilized nest of the herbivorous dinosaur Brachiosaurus shows that it laid external eggs.
B.
A fossilized rib cage of the semi-aquatic dinosaur Spinosaurus shows that it had lungs.
C.
Fossils of the winged dinosaur Archaeopteryx show that it had modified scales that produced feathers.
D.
Fossils of the beaked dinosaur Ankylosaurus show that it had modified scales that produced hard, bony plates.