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Rarity of molt evidence in early pennaraptoran dinosaurs suggests annual molt evolved later among Neornithes
Feathers are a primitive trait among pennaraptoran dinosaurs, which today are represented by crown birds (Neornithes), the only clade of dinosaurs to survive the end Cretaceous mass extinction. Feathers are central to many important functions and therefore, maintaining plumage function is of great i...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10317961/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37400509 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05048-x |