KMS Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology
Liaoxiornis delicatus gen. et sp nov., the smallest Mesozoic bird | |
Hou, LH; Chen, PJ; Hou, LH (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China. | |
1999-05-01 | |
发表期刊 | CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN |
ISSN | 1001-6538 |
卷号 | 44期号:9页码:834-838 |
文章类型 | Article |
摘要 | Recently, a very small and complete bird specimen was collected from the Confuciusornis-bearing Yixian Formation. This finding represents a new kind of Mesozoic bird, named Liaoxiornis delicatus. It is characterized by a short skull with teeth, a long neck and a very small sternum with only posterior process; the humeral head is not internally curved, and the hindlimbs are longer than the forelimbs. Liaoxiornis delicatus is not only much smaller than Confuciusornis, but also smaller than Cathayornis and other early Cretaceous birds. It is the smallest bird known from Mesozoic deposit. Liaoxiornis provides new evidence indicating that the early adaptive radiation of birds is complicated.; Recently, a very small and complete bird specimen was collected from the Confuciusornis-bearing Yixian Formation. This finding represents a new kind of Mesozoic bird, named Liaoxiornis delicatus. It is characterized by a short skull with teeth, a long neck and a very small sternum with only posterior process; the humeral head is not internally curved, and the hindlimbs are longer than the forelimbs. Liaoxiornis delicatus is not only much smaller than Confuciusornis, but also smaller than Cathayornis and other early Cretaceous birds. It is the smallest bird known from Mesozoic deposit. Liaoxiornis provides new evidence indicating that the early adaptive radiation of birds is complicated. |
关键词 | Mesozoic Early Bird Evolution Of Birds |
WOS标题词 | Science & Technology |
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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:000081448800017 |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/3959 |
专题 | 中科院古脊椎所(2000年以后) |
通讯作者 | Hou, LH (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China. |
作者单位 | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Nanjing Inst Geol & Paleontol, Beijing 100864, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Hou, LH,Chen, PJ,Hou, LH . Liaoxiornis delicatus gen. et sp nov., the smallest Mesozoic bird[J]. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN,1999,44(9):834-838. |
APA | Hou, LH,Chen, PJ,&Hou, LH .(1999).Liaoxiornis delicatus gen. et sp nov., the smallest Mesozoic bird.CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN,44(9),834-838. |
MLA | Hou, LH,et al."Liaoxiornis delicatus gen. et sp nov., the smallest Mesozoic bird".CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN 44.9(1999):834-838. |
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