Name - Confuciusornis

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1188024 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Confuciusornis Hou, Zhou, Gu & Zhang 1995

• Confuciusornis Hou et al. 1995

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Recent Publications

• Cartilage on the furculae of living birds and the extinct bird Confuciusornis: a preliminary analysis and implications for flight style inferences in Mesozoic birds.
• Preserved soft anatomy confirms shoulder-powered upstroke of early theropod flyers, reveals enhanced early pygostylian upstroke, and explains early sternum loss.
• Taphonomic experiments reveal authentic molecular signals for fossil melanins and verify preservation of phaeomelanin in fossils.
• Sexual selection and the evolution of dinosaur flight.
• Reply to: Transformation of Β-sheets into disordered structures during the fossilization of feathers.

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