Insights into the evolution of rachis dominated tail feathers from a new basal enantiornithine (Aves: Ornithothoraces)

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

The Jehol Biota: Definition and distribution of exceptionally preserved relicts of a continental Early Cretaceous ecosystem

(2013) Yanhong Pan et al.   CRETACEOUS RESEARCH

Preservation of ovarian follicles reveals early evolution of avian reproductive behaviour

(2013) Xiaoting Zheng et al.   NATURE

Unique caudal plumage of Jeholornis and complex tail evolution in early birds

(2013) J. O'Connor et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Hind Wings in Basal Birds and the Evolution of Leg Feathers

(2013) X. Zheng et al.   SCIENCE

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

A revision of enantiornithine (Aves: Ornithothoraces) skull morphology

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

A new enantiornithine bird from the Lower Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China

(2011) Dongyu Hu et al.   JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

Exceptional dinosaur fossils show ontogenetic development of early feathers

(2010) Xing Xu et al.   NATURE

Flight costs of long, sexually selected tails in hummingbirds

(2009) C. J. Clark et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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

(2008) Zhonghe Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

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

On the horizon of Protopteryx and the early vertebrate fossil assemblages of the Jehol Biota

(2008) Fan Jin et al.   Science Bulletin