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Elaborate plumage patterning in a Cretaceous bird
Integumentary patterns and colors can differentiate species, sexes, and life changes and can inform on habitat and ecology. However, they are rarely preserved in the fossil record. Here, we report on an extremely well-preserved specimen of the Cretaceous bird Confuciusornis with unprecedented comple...
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6216952/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30405969 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5831 |