A New Species of Pengornithidae (Aves: Enantiornithes) from the Lower Cretaceous of China Suggests a Specialized Scansorial Habitat Previously Unknown in Early Birds
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Title
A New Species of Pengornithidae (Aves: Enantiornithes) from the Lower Cretaceous of China Suggests a Specialized Scansorial Habitat Previously Unknown in Early Birds
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Keywords
Birds, Feathers, Woodpeckers, Femur, Sternum, Phylogenetic analysis, Humerus, Cretaceous period
Journal
PLoS One
Volume 10, Issue 6, Pages e0126791
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2015-06-04
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0126791
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