Largest bird from the Early Cretaceous and its implications for the earliest avian ecological diversification
Z Zhou, F Zhang�- Naturwissenschaften, 2002 - Springer
… , early Cretaceous birds were smaller than their closest theropod dinosaur relatives. Here
we report on a new bird from the Early Cretaceous … but is nearly twice as large as the basal …
we report on a new bird from the Early Cretaceous … but is nearly twice as large as the basal …
Avian evolution, Gondwana biogeography and the Cretaceous–Tertiary mass extinction event
J Cracraft�- Proceedings of the Royal Society of London�…, 2001 - royalsocietypublishing.org
… the Late Cretaceous is viewed as evidence for their absence, … in the Late Cretaceous but did
not achieve signi�cant diversity … Late Cretaceous vertebrates from Madagascar: implications …
not achieve signi�cant diversity … Late Cretaceous vertebrates from Madagascar: implications …
[HTML][HTML] Early evolution of modern birds structured by global forest collapse at the end-Cretaceous mass extinction
… that rapidly diversified into the broad range of avian … impact. Concentric background rings
demarcate geologic periods: the inner gray circle at the center indicates the Late Cretaceous, …
demarcate geologic periods: the inner gray circle at the center indicates the Late Cretaceous, …
Low ecological disparity in Early Cretaceous birds
JS Mitchell, PJ Makovicky�- Proceedings of the Royal�…, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
… ecology in living and extinct birds, and show that the earliest … chosen to minimize the effects
of ecological and evolutionary … While the timing of avian taxonomic diversification remains …
of ecological and evolutionary … While the timing of avian taxonomic diversification remains …
[HTML][HTML] The origin and diversification of birds
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comprises all living birds and … All specimens from the Early Cretaceous (130.7–120 million …
comprises all living birds and … All specimens from the Early Cretaceous (130.7–120 million …
Early diversification of birds: evidence from a new opposite bird
F Zhang, Z Zhou, L Hou, G Gu�- Chinese Science Bulletin, 2001 - Springer
… right after it first occurred in the early Early Cretaceous. … refuges for the fast growing Early
Cretaceous avian populations. … , An early Cretaceous bird from Spain and its implications for the …
Cretaceous avian populations. … , An early Cretaceous bird from Spain and its implications for the …
Early Paleocene landbird supports rapid phylogenetic and morphological diversification of crown birds after the K–Pg mass extinction
DT Ksepka, TA Stidham…�- Proceedings of the�…, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
… (noncrown) birds dominate the global Late Cretaceous fossil … We tested the impact of topology
by performing nine iterative … into a deep region of the avian tree that is opaque to detection …
by performing nine iterative … into a deep region of the avian tree that is opaque to detection …
Discovery of an ornithurine bird and its implication for Early Cretaceous avian radiation
Z Zhou, F Zhang�- Proceedings of the National Academy of�…, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
… bird Confuciusornis (5, 6); Sapeornis, the largest bird of the … have shown not only a high
taxonomic diversity but also a … , the present bird also represents the earliest ornithurine known …
taxonomic diversity but also a … , the present bird also represents the earliest ornithurine known …
Avian extinction at the end of the Cretaceous: Assessing the magnitude and subsequent explosive radiation
A Feduccia�- Cretaceous Research, 2014 - Elsevier
… , support an Early Cretaceous origin for birds and mammals over … diversification from its first
appearance in the Late … significance in that these North American latest Cretaceous fossils …
appearance in the Late … significance in that these North American latest Cretaceous fossils …
The origin and early evolution of birds: discoveries, disputes, and perspectives from fossil evidence
Z Zhou�- Naturwissenschaften, 2004 - Springer
… , the Early Cretaceous, which previously had the poorest avian … on the diversification of
early birds. Our understanding of … in the Late Cretaceous, and of their explosive radiation in the …
early birds. Our understanding of … in the Late Cretaceous, and of their explosive radiation in the …