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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Main Authors: | Xing Xu, Philip Currie, Michael Pittman, Lida Xing, Qingjin Meng, Junchang Lü, Dongyu Hu, Congyu Yu |
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Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2017
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/b4da48aa7b964fcb8618a17f190eb73f |
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