A new enantiornithine from the Yixian Formation with the first recognized avian enamel specialization

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-12

  Oconnor, Jingmai K ^a,b   Zhang, Yuguang ^c   Chiappe, Luis M ^a   Meng, Qingjin ^c   Quanguo, Li ^c   Di, Liu ^c  

^a NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

^c BEIJING MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ENAMEL; FOSSIL; NICHE; TOOTH;

CHINA;

AVES;

EID: 84872557491     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2012.719176     Document Type: Article

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