Local farmers living in or near the Chaomidianzi Formation collected the first known remains ofConfuciusornis. Although a good number of specimens have been deposited in Chinese museums, many more have been sold illegally to commercialfossildealers. ...
doi:10.1007/BF03042766Dieter Stefan PetersJi QiangSpringer-VerlagSenckenbergiana LethaeaPeters DS, Ji Q (1998) The diapsid temporal construction of the Chinese fossil bird Confuciusornis . Senckenb Lethaea 78:153–155 View Article
Depuis, le site de Sihetun a fourni de nombreux fossiles d'oiseaux : plus de 1 000 spécimens deConfuciusornisont été excavés jusqu'en 2000. WikiMatrix Confuciusornissanctus — Confucius. WikiMatrix À l'égal des oiseaux modernes,Confuciusornisavait un bec sans dents, contrairement à ...
Fossil feathers can preserve the morphology of color-imparting melanosomes, which allow color patterns in feathered dinosaurs to be reconstructed. Here, we have mapped feather color patterns in a Late Jurassic basal paravian theropod dinosaur. Quantitative comparisons with melanosome shape and density ...
The fossil birds Archaeopteryx and Confuciusornis had feathered wings resembling those of living birds, but their flight capabilities remain uncertain. Analysis of the rachises of their primary feathers shows that the rachises were much thinner and weaker than those of modern birds, and thus the bi...
Local farmers living in or near the Chaomidianzi Formation collected the first known remains of Confuciusornis. Although a good number of specimens have been deposited in Chinese museums, many more have been sold illegally to commercial fossil dealers.Kevin...
The fossil record for Confuciusornis sanctus is more extensive than that for most other fossil birds. The condition of preservation shows that the specimens died suddenly and were embedded in the sediment (influence of volcanic gases and dust) very quickly. The birds lived socially near freshwater...
Preserved postorbital that has a broad contact with the jugal bone; Evidence for a mosaic pattern in the early evolution of birds; Description of the fossil.HouLianhaiMartinLarry D.ZhouZhongheFeducciaAlanZhangFuchengNatureHou L.-H., L. D. Martin, Zhou Z.-H., A. Feduccia, and Zhang F....
The fossil birds Archoeopteryx and Confuciusornis had feathered wings resembling those of living birds, but their flight capabilities remain uncertain. Analysis of the rachises of their primary feathers shows that the rachises were much thinner and weaker than those of modern birds, and thus the ...
Observations of Confuciusornis sanctus and other fossil avesDerstler, KHembree, D