Disassociated rhamphotheca of fossil bird Confuciusornis informs early beak reconstruction, stress regime, and developmental patterns

Soft tissue preservation in fossil birds provides a rare window into their anatomy, function, and development. Here, we present an exceptionally-preserved specimen of Confuciusornis which, through Laser-Stimulated Fluorescence imaging, is identified as preserving a disassociated rhamphotheca. Recons...

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Autores principales: Miller, Case Vincent, Pittman, Michael, Kaye, Thomas G., Wang, Xiaoli, Bright, Jen A., Zheng, Xiaoting
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7506531/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32958793
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01252-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7506531/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32958793
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01252-1

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