Ornamental feathers in Cretaceous Burmese amber: resolving the enigma of rachis-dominated feather structure

Ornamental feathers in Cretaceous Burmese amber: resolving the enigma of rachis-dominated feather structure

Abstract Over the last 20 years, compression fossils of feathers surrounding dinosaurs have greatly expanded our understanding of the origin and evolution of feathers. One of the most peculiar feather morphotypes discovered to date are rachis dominated feathers (RDFs), which have also been referred...

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Main Authors: Lida Xing, Pierre Cockx, Ryan C. McKellar, Jingmai O’Connor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Palaeogeography
Subjects:
Enantiornithes
Confuciusornithiformes
Fossil feather
Myanmar
Ornamental feather
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42501-018-0014-2

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