A new clade of basal Early Cretaceous pygostylian birds and developmental plasticity of the avian shoulder girdle

Volume: 115, Issue: 42, Pages: 10708 - 10713
Published: Sep 24, 2018
Abstract
Significance We report the second most basal clade of the short-tailed birds (Pygostylia) from the Early Cretaceous. The new family Jinguofortisidae exhibits a mosaic assembly of plesiomorphic nonavian theropod characteristics, particularly of the fused scapulocoracoid and more derived flight-related features, further increasing the known ecomorphological diversity of basal avian lineages. We discuss the evolution of the scapula and coracoid in...
Paper Details
Title
A new clade of basal Early Cretaceous pygostylian birds and developmental plasticity of the avian shoulder girdle
Published Date
Sep 24, 2018
Volume
115
Issue
42
Pages
10708 - 10713
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