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The Extent of the Preserved Feathers on the Four-Winged Dinosaur Microraptor gui under Ultraviolet Light
BACKGROUND: The holotype of the theropod non-avian dinosaur Microraptor gui from the Early Cretaceous of China shows extensive preservation of feathers in a halo around the body and with flight feathers associated with both the fore and hindlimbs. It has been questioned as to whether or not the feat...
Autores principales: | Hone, David W. E., Tischlinger, Helmut, Xu, Xing, Zhang, Fucheng |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2821398/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20169153 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009223 |
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