… Abstract The Early Cretaceous diversification of birds was a … dispersal during the earliest
stages of the avian radiation. As … significant implications with regard to the early evolution of bird…

… fish diversity indicate clear differences in Late Cretaceous … with Late Cretaceous epicontinental
seas, meaning the WIS … for the extant avian radiation in the Cretaceous. Nature 433:…

… of the morphology and ecology of the key avian lineage … large olfactory bulbs in comparison
to other known stem birds, … being the earliest diverging Cretaceous stem bird lineages, …

… of this thesis, which was to evaluate the impact of Eocene climatic and … that can then be
applied to extinct taxa must be created first (… next to gain insight in to the potential impact on birds. …

… Significance … and pelvis, pushing back the date for these avian traits by over 40 My. We
suggest … half of the known global diversity of the Enantiornithes were recovered from the Early …

… diversification of Passeriformes began in the late Cretaceous … Passeriformes (passerines) is
the largest and most diverse avian … radiation has far-reaching implications, as it suggests the …

… birds, arguably representing the first global avian radiation, … The evolution of birds with
implications from new fossil … the pattern and mode of eco-morphological diversity of these sister …

… of when modern birds (Neornithes) first diversified has … hypotheses for the timing of avian
diversification. Such an analysis … We also discuss implications of our phylogeny for current …

… , the first reported Mesozoic bird track, consists of a large, … (Cretaceous) bird tracks have
been documented from various localities around the world. However, the number and diversity …

… Late Cretaceous and early Paleogene (Paleocene and early … , diversification, and lineage
dynamics of a given avian clade … the effects of the rock record on pterosaur diversity patterns: …