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Reinterpretation of a previously described Jehol bird clarifies early trophic evolution in the Ornithuromorpha

STM35-3 from the Yixian Formation is the only Early Cretaceous ornithuromorph preserving direct evidence of granivory. The crop contains numerous seeds and the preservation of gastroliths presumably within the ventriculus indicates this diet was paired with the presence of a gastric mill as in livin...

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Pubblicato in:Proc Biol Sci
Autori principali: Zheng, Xiaoting, O'Connor, Jingmai K., Wang, Xiaoli, Wang, Yan, Zhou, Zhonghe
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: The Royal Society 2018
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805944/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29386367
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.2494
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