Early diversification of birds: Evidence from a new opposite bird

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	Early diversification of birds: Evidence from a new opposite bird
	Zhang, FC ; Zhou, ZH; Hou, LH ; Gu, G
	2001-06-01
发表期刊	CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN
卷号	46 期号:11 页码:945-950
文章类型	Article
摘要	A new enantiornithine bird Longipteryx chaoyangensis gen. et sp. nov. is described from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation in Chaoyang, western Liaoning Province. This new bird is distinguishable from other known enantiornithines in having uncinate processes in ribs, elongate jaws, relatively long wings and short hindlimbs, and metatarsal IV longer than metatarsals II and III. This new bird had probably possessed (i) modern bird-like thorax which provides firm attachment for muscles and indicates powerful and active respiratory ability; (ii)powerful flying ability; (iii) special adaptation for feeding on aquatic preys; and (iv) trochleae of metatarsals I - IV almost on the same level, an adaptation for perching. The new bird represents a new ecological type different from all known members of Enantiornithes. It shows that enantiornithines had probably originated earlier than the Early Cretaceous, or this group had experienced a rapid radiation right after it first occurred in the early Early Cretaceous.
关键词	Enantiornithes Early Cretaceous Radiation
WOS标题词	Science & Technology
关键词[WOS]	AVIAN FLIGHT ; EVOLUTION
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:000169562100016
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/2090
专题	古低等脊椎动物研究室
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 2.Inst Archaeol Liaoning Prov, Shenyang 120003, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhang, FC,Zhou, ZH,Hou, LH,et al. Early diversification of birds: Evidence from a new opposite bird[J]. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN,2001,46(11):945-950.
APA	Zhang, FC,Zhou, ZH,Hou, LH,&Gu, G.(2001).Early diversification of birds: Evidence from a new opposite bird.CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN,46(11),945-950.
MLA	Zhang, FC,et al."Early diversification of birds: Evidence from a new opposite bird".CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN 46.11(2001):945-950.

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