Pelvis morphology suggests that early Mesozoic birds were too heavy to contact incubate their eggs

Volume: 31, Issue: 5, Pages: 701 - 709
Published: Mar 26, 2018
Abstract
Numerous new fossils have driven an interest in reproduction of early birds, but direct evidence remains elusive. No Mesozoic avian eggs can be unambiguously assigned to a species, which hampers our understanding of the evolution of contact incubation, which is a defining feature of extant birds. Compared to living species, eggs of Mesozoic birds are relatively small, but whether the eggs of Mesozoic birds could actually have borne the weight of...
Paper Details
Title
Pelvis morphology suggests that early Mesozoic birds were too heavy to contact incubate their eggs
Published Date
Mar 26, 2018
Volume
31
Issue
5
Pages
701 - 709
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