Investigating Possible Gastroliths in a Referred Specimen of Bohaiornis guoi (Aves: Enantiornithes)

Gastroliths, where preserved, can provide indirect evidence regarding diet in extinct avian and non-avian dinosaurs. Masses of gastroliths consistent with the presence of a gastric mill are preserved in many Early Cretaceous Jehol birds mostly belonging to the Ornithuromorpha. Gastroliths are also p...

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Main Authors: Shumin Liu, Zhiheng Li, Alida M. Bailleul, Min Wang, Jingmai O’Connor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
SEM
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2021.635727/full