In this study, the researchers named one of the two fossils Baminornis zhenghensis. This fossil displays a unique combination of features, including derived ornithothoracine bird-like shoulder and ...

This fossil displays a unique combination of features, including derived ornithothoracine bird-like shoulder and pelvic girdles, as well as a plesiomorphic hand structure resembling that of non ...

Birds and plants have a close relationship that has developed over millions of years. Birds became diverse and abundant around 135 million years ago. Shortly after, plants started developing new and ...

Phenetic analysis of reconstructed ancestors suggests that maxillate placoderms are the most plesiomorphic known gnathostomes, and the shared cranial architecture of arthrodire placoderms, maxillate ...