Basal paravian functional anatomy illuminated by high-detail body outline
Soft tissues are rarely preserved in the fossil record; therefore, body shape of extinct vertebrates is usually inferred indirectly. Here, the authors use laser-stimulated fluorescence of fossils to detect and reconstruct the body outline of the paravian dinosaurAnchiornisfrom the Late Jurassic.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-03-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14576 |