A new ornithurine from the Early Cretaceous of China sheds light on the evolution of early ecological and cranial diversity in birds

A new ornithuromorph (Aves) with an elongate rostrum from the Jehol Biota, and the early evolution of rostralization in birds

(2016) Jingmai K. O'Connor et al.   JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY

Qualitative skeletal correlates of wing shape in extant birds (Aves: Neoaves)

(2015) Tobin L Hieronymus   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

A molecular mechanism for the origin of a key evolutionary innovation, the bird beak and palate, revealed by an integrative approach to major transitions in vertebrate history

(2015) Bhart-Anjan S. Bhullar et al.   EVOLUTION

The oldest record of ornithuromorpha from the early cretaceous of China

(2015) Min Wang et al.   Nature Communications

A new species from an ornithuromorph (Aves: Ornithothoraces) dominated locality of the Jehol Biota

(2014) Shuang Zhou et al.   CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN

A new specimen of large-bodied basal Enantiornithine Bohaiornis from the Early Cretaceous of China and the inference of feeding ecology in Mesozoic birds

(2014) Zhiheng Li et al.   JOURNAL OF PALEONTOLOGY

Reconsidering the Avian Nature of the Oviraptorosaur Brain (Dinosauria: Theropoda)

(2014) Amy M. Balanoff et al.   PLoS One

Low ecological disparity in Early Cretaceous birds

(2014) J. S. Mitchell et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

An advanced, new long-legged bird from the Early Cretaceous of the Jehol Group (northeastern China): insights into the temporal divergence of modern birds

(2014) DI LIU et al.   ZOOTAXA

A new specimen of the Early Cretaceous birdHongshanornis longicresta: insights into the aerodynamics and diet of a basal ornithuromorph

(2014) Luis M. Chiappe et al.   PeerJ

Xinghaiornis lini(Aves: Ornithothoraces) from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning: An Example of Evolutionary Mosaic in Early Birds

(2013) WANG Xuri et al.   ACTA GEOLOGICA SINICA-ENGLISH EDITION

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

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

A new piscivorous ornithuromorph from the Jehol Biota

(2013) Shuang Zhou et al.   HISTORICAL BIOLOGY

Reduced plumage and flight ability of a new Jurassic paravian theropod from China

(2013) Pascal Godefroit et al.   Nature Communications

Locomotory abilities and habitat of the Cretaceous birdGansus yumenensisinferred from limb length proportions

(2012) R. L. Nudds et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

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

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

Birds have paedomorphic dinosaur skulls

(2012) Bhart-Anjan S. Bhullar et al.   NATURE

The other half of avian evolution: Cyril Walker's contribution

(2011) Larry D. Martin   JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY

A revision of enantiornithine (Aves: Ornithothoraces) skull morphology

(2011) Jingmai K. O’Connor et al.   JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY

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

(2011) Xing Xu et al.   NATURE

From snout to beak: the loss of teeth in birds

(2011) Antoine Louchart et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Phylogenetic support for a specialized clade of Cretaceous enantiornithine birds with information from a new species

(2010) Jingmai K. O'Connor et al.   JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

A new ornithuromorph (Aves: Ornithothoraces) bird from the Jehol Group indicative of higher-level diversity

(2010) Jingmai K. O'Connor et al.   JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

Fossil Evidence for Evolution of the Shape and Color of Penguin Feathers

(2010) J. A. Clarke et al.   SCIENCE

Plumage Color Patterns of an Extinct Dinosaur

(2010) Q. Li et al.   SCIENCE

Structural coloration in a fossil feather

(2009) J. Vinther et al.   Biology Letters

High-precision 40Ar/39Ar age for the Jehol Biota

(2009) Su-chin Chang et al.   PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY

Insight into diversity, body size and morphological evolution from the largest Early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird

(2008) Zhonghe Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY