The completeness of the fossil record of mesozoic birds: implications for early avian evolution.

Many palaeobiological analyses have concluded that modern birds (Neornithes) radiated no earlier than the Maastrichtian, whereas molecular clock studies have argued for a much earlier origination. Here, we assess the quality of the fossil record of Mesozoic avian species, using a recently proposed c...

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Auteurs principaux: Neil Brocklehurst, Paul Upchurch, Philip D Mannion, Jingmai O'Connor
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Langue:EN
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/826b3024a44d45de926d5940a17dde58
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