KMS Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology
The first Mesozoic heterodactyl bird from China | |
Zhang Zihui; Hou Lianhai; Yoshikasu, Hasegawa; O'Connor, Jingmai; Martin, Larry D.; Chiappe, Luis M.; zihuizhang@mail.cnu.edu.cn | |
2006 | |
发表期刊 | ACTA GEOL SIN-ENGL |
ISSN | 1000-9515 |
卷号 | 80期号:5页码:631-635 |
摘要 | Dalingheornis liweii gen. et sp. nov., a new enantiornithine bird was collected from the early Cretaceous Yixian Formation in northeastern China. It is the first record of a highly specialized heterodactyl foot in Mesozoic birds. The Y-shaped furcula with short hypocleidum is different from that of other enantiornithines. The minor metacarpal is robust and longer than the major metacarpal. A long bony tail composed of 20 caudal vertebrae with chevrons resembling those of dromaeosaurids and thus, highlighting again the evolutionary relationship between birds and non-avian theropods. Well-preserved alula feathers and a heterodactyl foot provide strong evidence for the arboreal habit of Dalingheornis. |
关键词 | Enantiornithine Bird Avian Evolution Cretaceous Bird Diversification Dinosaur Yixian Skull |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/4961 |
专题 | 中科院古脊椎所(2000年以后) |
通讯作者 | zihuizhang@mail.cnu.edu.cn |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Zhang Zihui,Hou Lianhai,Yoshikasu, Hasegawa,et al. The first Mesozoic heterodactyl bird from China[J]. ACTA GEOL SIN-ENGL,2006,80(5):631-635. |
APA | Zhang Zihui.,Hou Lianhai.,Yoshikasu, Hasegawa.,O'Connor, Jingmai.,Martin, Larry D..,...&zihuizhang@mail.cnu.edu.cn.(2006).The first Mesozoic heterodactyl bird from China.ACTA GEOL SIN-ENGL,80(5),631-635. |
MLA | Zhang Zihui,et al."The first Mesozoic heterodactyl bird from China".ACTA GEOL SIN-ENGL 80.5(2006):631-635. |
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