Avian tail ontogeny, pygostyle formation, and interpretation of juvenile Mesozoic specimens

The avian tail played a critical role in the evolutionary transition from long- to short-tailed birds, yet its ontogeny in extant birds has largely been ignored. This deficit has hampered efforts to effectively identify intermediate species during the Mesozoic transition to short tails. Here we show...

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Autores principales: Rashid, Dana J., Surya, Kevin, Chiappe, Luis M., Carroll, Nathan, Garrett, Kimball L., Varghese, Bino, Bailleul, Alida, O’Connor, Jingmai K., Chapman, Susan C., Horner, John R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5997987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29899503
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-27336-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5997987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29899503
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-27336-x

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