An Enantiornithine with a Fan-Shaped Tail, and the Evolution of the Rectricial Complex in Early Birds
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- 作者：Jingmai K. O&rsquo ; Connor1 ; jingmai@ivpp.ac.cn" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Xiaoli Wang2 ; Xiaoting Zheng2 ; 3 ; Han Hu1 ; Xiaomei Zhang3 ; Zhonghe Zhou1
- 关键词：Pengornis ; rectrix ; tail ; Enantiornithes ; Pygostylia ; Jehol ; Cretaceous
- 刊名：Current Biology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：11 January 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：26
- 期：1
- 页码：114-119
- 全文大小：2441 K
文摘
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O’Connor et al. name a new pengornithid enantiornithine honoring Dr. Luis Chiappe
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The new specimen preserves strong evidence that an aerodynamic tail is present
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These new data suggest that Shanweiniao had ornamental feathers
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The unique pengornithid pygostyle may possess simple rectricial bulbs