On the absence of sternal elements in Anchiornis (Paraves) and Sapeornis (Aves) and the complex early evolution of the avian sternum

Enhanced BMP signaling prevents degeneration and leads to endochondral ossification of Meckel′s cartilage in mice

(2013) Ying Wang et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Anatomy of the basal ornithuromorph birdArchaeorhynchus spathulafrom the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning, China

(2013) Shuang Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

Primitive Wing Feather Arrangement in Archaeopteryx lithographica and Anchiornis huxleyi

(2012) Nicholas R. Longrich et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

A subadult specimen of the Early Cretaceous birdSapeornis chaoyangensisand a taxonomic reassessment of sapeornithids

(2012) Chunling Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

Insight into the early evolution of the avian sternum from juvenile enantiornithines

(2012) Xiaoting Zheng et al.   Nature Communications

An Archaeopteryx-like theropod from China and the origin of Avialae

(2011) Xing Xu et al.   NATURE

A Second Cretaceous Ornithuromorph Bird from the Changma Basin, Gansu Province, Northwestern China

(2010) Hai-Lu You et al.   ACTA PALAEONTOLOGICA POLONICA

A pre-Archaeopteryx troodontid theropod from China with long feathers on the metatarsus

(2009) Dongyu Hu et al.   NATURE

Was Dinosaurian Physiology Inherited by Birds? Reconciling Slow Growth in Archaeopteryx

(2009) Gregory M. Erickson et al.   PLoS One

A bizarre Jurassic maniraptoran from China with elongate ribbon-like feathers

(2008) Fucheng Zhang et al.   NATURE

A primitive confuciusornithid bird from China and its implications for early avian flight

(2008) FuCheng Zhang et al.   Science in China. Series D, Earth sciences / Chinese Academy of Sciences

A new feathered maniraptoran dinosaur fossil that fills a morphological gap in avian origin

(2008) Xing Xu et al.   Science Bulletin