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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Palaeogeography |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42501-018-0014-2 |