The origin and early evolution of birds: discoveries, disputes, and perspectives from fossil evidence

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	The origin and early evolution of birds: discoveries, disputes, and perspectives from fossil evidence
	Zhou, ZH; Zhou, ZH (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, POB 643, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China.
	2004-10-01
发表期刊	NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN
ISSN	0028-1042
卷号	91 期号:10 页码:455-471
文章类型	Review
摘要	The study of the origin and early evolution of birds has never produced as much excitement and public attention as in the past decade. Well preserved and abundant new fossils of birds and dinosaurs have provided unprecedented new evidence on the dinosaurian origin of birds, the arboreal origin of avian flight, and the origin of feathers prior to flapping flight. The Mesozoic avian assemblage mainly comprises two major lineages: the prevalent extinct group Enantiornithes, and the Ornithurae, which gave rise to all modern birds, as well as several more basal taxa. Cretaceous birds radiated into various paleoecological niches that included fish- and seed-eating. Significant size and morphological differences and variation in flight capabilities, ranging from gliding to powerful flight among early birds, highlight the diversification of birds in the Early Cretaceous. There is little evidence, however, to support a Mesozoic origin of modern avian groups. Controversy and debate, nevertheless, surround many of these findings, and more details are needed to give a better appreciation of the significance of these new discoveries.; The study of the origin and early evolution of birds has never produced as much excitement and public attention as in the past decade. Well preserved and abundant new fossils of birds and dinosaurs have provided unprecedented new evidence on the dinosaurian origin of birds, the arboreal origin of avian flight, and the origin of feathers prior to flapping flight. The Mesozoic avian assemblage mainly comprises two major lineages: the prevalent extinct group Enantiornithes, and the Ornithurae, which gave rise to all modern birds, as well as several more basal taxa. Cretaceous birds radiated into various paleoecological niches that included fish- and seed-eating. Significant size and morphological differences and variation in flight capabilities, ranging from gliding to powerful flight among early birds, highlight the diversification of birds in the Early Cretaceous. There is little evidence, however, to support a Mesozoic origin of modern avian groups. Controversy and debate, nevertheless, surround many of these findings, and more details are needed to give a better appreciation of the significance of these new discoveries.
WOS标题词	Science & Technology
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关键词[WOS]	PRIMITIVE ENANTIORNITHINE BIRD ; NON-AVIAN THEROPOD ; INTEGUMENTARY STRUCTURES ; 4-WINGED DINOSAURS ; NORTHEASTERN CHINA ; CRETACEOUS PERIOD ; YIXIAN FORMATION ; ARBOREAL HABITS ; TERTIARY BIRDS ; UKHAA-TOLGOD
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:000224615600001
引用统计	被引频次：125[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/3617
专题	中科院古脊椎所（2000年以后）古低等脊椎动物研究室
通讯作者	Zhou, ZH (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, POB 643, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China.
作者单位	Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhou, ZH,Zhou, ZH . The origin and early evolution of birds: discoveries, disputes, and perspectives from fossil evidence[J]. NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN,2004,91(10):455-471.
APA	Zhou, ZH,&Zhou, ZH .(2004).The origin and early evolution of birds: discoveries, disputes, and perspectives from fossil evidence.NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN,91(10),455-471.
MLA	Zhou, ZH,et al."The origin and early evolution of birds: discoveries, disputes, and perspectives from fossil evidence".NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN 91.10(2004):455-471.

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