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[PDF][PDF] The origin and diversification of birds
Birds are one of the most recognizable and diverse groups of modern vertebrates. Over the
past two decades, a wealth of new fossil discoveries and phylogenetic and …
past two decades, a wealth of new fossil discoveries and phylogenetic and …
Morphology and distribution of scales, dermal ossifications, and other non‐feather integumentary structures in non‐avialan theropod dinosaurs
Modern birds are typified by the presence of feathers, complex evolutionary innovations that
were already widespread in the group of theropod dinosaurs (Maniraptoriformes) that …
were already widespread in the group of theropod dinosaurs (Maniraptoriformes) that …
A bizarre Jurassic maniraptoran theropod with preserved evidence of membranous wings
…, X Wang, L Xing, Y Wang, X Zhang, JK O'Connor… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
The wings of birds and their closest theropod relatives share a uniform fundamental
architecture, with pinnate flight feathers as the key component 1 , 2 , 3 . Here we report a new …
architecture, with pinnate flight feathers as the key component 1 , 2 , 3 . Here we report a new …
[HTML][HTML] Dinosaur paleohistology: review, trends and new avenues of investigation
In the mid-19th century, the discovery that bone microstructure in fossils could be preserved
with fidelity provided a new avenue for understanding the evolution, function, and …
with fidelity provided a new avenue for understanding the evolution, function, and …
Pre-modern birds: avian divergences in the Mesozoic
Birds are the most diverse group of living land vertebrates on the planet, yet the origin of the
clade is one of the most heated and longest debates in scientific history (Witmer, 2001, 2002)…
clade is one of the most heated and longest debates in scientific history (Witmer, 2001, 2002)…
A nearly modern amphibious bird from the Early Cretaceous of northwestern China
Three-dimensional specimens of the volant fossil bird Gansus yumenensis from the Early
Cretaceous Xiagou Formation of northwestern China demonstrate that this taxon possesses …
Cretaceous Xiagou Formation of northwestern China demonstrate that this taxon possesses …
A revision of enantiornithine (Aves: Ornithothoraces) skull morphology
JK O'Connor, LM Chiappe - Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Enantiornithines are the most speciose avian clade in the Mesozoic, with a fossil record that
nearly spans the Cretaceous; however, with less than half of known taxa preserving skull …
nearly spans the Cretaceous; however, with less than half of known taxa preserving skull …
[HTML][HTML] The oldest record of Ornithuromorpha from the Early Cretaceous of China
Ornithuromorpha is the most inclusive clade containing extant birds but not the Mesozoic
Enantiornithes. The early evolutionary history of this avian clade has been advanced with …
Enantiornithes. The early evolutionary history of this avian clade has been advanced with …
[HTML][HTML] Mummified precocial bird wings in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber
Our knowledge of Cretaceous plumage is limited by the fossil record itself: compression fossils
surrounding skeletons lack the finest morphological details and seldom preserve visible …
surrounding skeletons lack the finest morphological details and seldom preserve visible …
A new diverse enantiornithine family (Bohaiornithidae fam. nov.) from the Lower Cretaceous of China with information from two new species
W Min, Z Zhong-He, JK O'CONNOR… - Vertebrata …, 2014 - vertpala.ac.cn
Two new enantiornithine birds, Parabohaiornis martini gen. et sp. nov., and Longusunguis
kurochkini gen. et sp. nov., are reported here based on three nearly complete skeletons from …
kurochkini gen. et sp. nov., are reported here based on three nearly complete skeletons from …