Cellular preservation of musculoskeletal specializations in the Cretaceous bird Confuciusornis
Birds have a more crouched posture compared to their theropod dinosaur ancestors. Here, Jiang and colleagues describe a lower hindlimb of the Early Cretaceous birdConfuciusorniswith soft tissues apparently preserved even as molecules, indicating a somewhat more modern posture in ancient birds.
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Nature Portfolio
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/7193f33b2a9d4e0f94e1ae7f849e6733 |
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| Sumario: | Birds have a more crouched posture compared to their theropod dinosaur ancestors. Here, Jiang and colleagues describe a lower hindlimb of the Early Cretaceous birdConfuciusorniswith soft tissues apparently preserved even as molecules, indicating a somewhat more modern posture in ancient birds. |
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