Complete Ichthyornis skull illuminates mosaic assembly of the avian head

Nature64.80
Volume: 557, Issue: 7703, Pages: 96 - 100
Published: May 1, 2018
Abstract
The skull of living birds is greatly modified from the condition found in their dinosaurian antecedents. Bird skulls have an enlarged, toothless premaxillary beak and an intricate kinetic system that includes a mobile palate and jaw suspensorium. The expanded avian neurocranium protects an enlarged brain and is flanked by reduced jaw adductor muscles. However, the order of appearance of these features and the nature of their earliest...
Paper Details
Title
Complete Ichthyornis skull illuminates mosaic assembly of the avian head
Published Date
May 1, 2018
Journal
Volume
557
Issue
7703
Pages
96 - 100
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