Mosaic evolution in an asymmetrically feathered troodontid dinosaur with transitional features

Troodontids were theropod dinosaurs closely related to birds. Here, Xu and colleagues describe a new, feathered troodontid species,Jianianhualong tengi, dating from the Lower Cretaceous period in China that provides insight into troodontid mosaic evolution and paravian feathering.

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Autores principales: Xing Xu, Philip Currie, Michael Pittman, Lida Xing, Qingjin Meng, Junchang Lü, Dongyu Hu, Congyu Yu
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/b4da48aa7b964fcb8618a17f190eb73f
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