On the Preservation of the Beak in <i>Confuciusornis</i> (Aves: Pygostylia)
The Confuciusornithiformes represent the most stem-ward avian occurrence of an edentulous rostrum. Although a keratinous beak is widely considered to have covered the rostrum in confuciusornithiforms, this feature is almost never preserved, having been previously reported only in the holotype of <...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-11-01
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| Series: | Diversity |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/11/11/212 |