Nuclear preservation in the cartilage of the Jehol dinosaur Caudipteryx

Zheng et al. report on the presence of nuclear preservation in the femoral cartilage of a specimen of Caudipteryx, a theropod dinosaur. They identify the presence of chromatin threads for only the second time in any vertebrate fossil.

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Autores principales: Xiaoting Zheng, Alida M. Bailleul, Zhiheng Li, Xiaoli Wang, Zhonghe Zhou
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/a93f1ffe78664e1b9c480584e02c271e
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Sumario:Zheng et al. report on the presence of nuclear preservation in the femoral cartilage of a specimen of Caudipteryx, a theropod dinosaur. They identify the presence of chromatin threads for only the second time in any vertebrate fossil.