What have we learned from the first 500 avian genomes?
GA Bravo, CJ Schmitt… - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The increased capacity of DNA sequencing has significantly advanced our understanding of
the phylogeny of birds and the proximate and ultimate mechanisms molding their genomic …
the phylogeny of birds and the proximate and ultimate mechanisms molding their genomic …
Morphology and distribution of scales, dermal ossifications, and other non‐feather integumentary structures in non‐avialan theropod dinosaurs
Modern birds are typified by the presence of feathers, complex evolutionary innovations that
were already widespread in the group of theropod dinosaurs (Maniraptoriformes) that …
were already widespread in the group of theropod dinosaurs (Maniraptoriformes) that …
Data types and the phylogeny of Neoaves
EL Braun, RT Kimball - Birds, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Some of the earliest studies using molecular data to resolve evolutionary
history separated birds into three main groups: Paleognathae (ostriches and allies) …
history separated birds into three main groups: Paleognathae (ostriches and allies) …
Forty new specimens of Ichthyornis provide unprecedented insight into the postcranial morphology of crownward stem group birds
Ichthyornis has long been recognized as a pivotally important fossil taxon for understanding
the latest stages of the dinosaur–bird transition, but little significant new postcranial material …
the latest stages of the dinosaur–bird transition, but little significant new postcranial material …
[HTML][HTML] An exquisitely preserved in-ovo theropod dinosaur embryo sheds light on avian-like prehatching postures
Despite the discovery of many dinosaur eggs and nests over the past 100 years, articulated
in-ovo embryos are remarkably rare. Here we report an exceptionally preserved, articulated …
in-ovo embryos are remarkably rare. Here we report an exceptionally preserved, articulated …
[HTML][HTML] A new oviraptorosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the end-Maastrichtian Hell Creek Formation of North America
KL Atkins-Weltman, DJ Simon, HN Woodward… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Caenagnathidae is a clade of derived, Late Cretaceous oviraptorosaurian theropods from
Asia and North America. Because their remains are rare and often fragmentary …
Asia and North America. Because their remains are rare and often fragmentary …
The diet of early birds based on modern and fossil evidence and a new framework for its reconstruction
Birds are some of the most diverse organisms on Earth, with species inhabiting a wide
variety of niches across every major biome. As such, birds are vital to our understanding of …
variety of niches across every major biome. As such, birds are vital to our understanding of …
Novel neuroanatomical integration and scaling define avian brain shape evolution and development
How do large and unique brains evolve? Historically, comparative neuroanatomical studies
have attributed the evolutionary genesis of highly encephalized brains to deviations along …
have attributed the evolutionary genesis of highly encephalized brains to deviations along …
Osteology of the two-fingered oviraptorid Oksoko avarsan (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria)
GF Funston - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Oviraptorosaurs are among the most diverse and best-known extinct theropod groups. Their
bizarre anatomy and their social and reproductive behaviour are now well understood …
bizarre anatomy and their social and reproductive behaviour are now well understood …
Preserved soft anatomy confirms shoulder-powered upstroke of early theropod flyers, reveals enhanced early pygostylian upstroke, and explains early sternum loss
Anatomy of the first flying feathered dinosaurs, modern birds and crocodylians, proposes an
ancestral flight system divided between shoulder and chest muscles, before the upstroke …
ancestral flight system divided between shoulder and chest muscles, before the upstroke …