A mid-Cretaceous enantiornithine (Aves) hatchling preserved in Burmese amber with unusual plumage

Volume: 49, Pages: 264 - 277
Published: Sep 1, 2017
Abstract
Burmese amber has recently provided some detailed glimpses of plumage, soft tissues, and osteology of juvenile enantiornithine birds, but these insights have been restricted to isolated wing apices. Here we describe nearly half of a hatchling individual, based on osteological and soft tissue data obtained from the skull, neck, feet, and wing, and identified as a member of the extinct avian clade Enantiornithes. Preserved soft tissue provides the...
Paper Details
Title
A mid-Cretaceous enantiornithine (Aves) hatchling preserved in Burmese amber with unusual plumage
Published Date
Sep 1, 2017
Volume
49
Pages
264 - 277
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