New specimen of Archaeopteryx provides insights into the evolution of pennaceous feathers

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

A Jurassic avialan dinosaur from China resolves the early phylogenetic history of birds

(2013) Pascal Godefroit 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

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

(2013) Pascal Godefroit et al.   Nature Communications

A Review of Dromaeosaurid Systematics and Paravian Phylogeny

(2012) Alan H. Turner et al.   BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Primitive Wing Feather Arrangement in Archaeopteryx lithographica and Anchiornis huxleyi

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

Reconstruction ofMicroraptorand the Evolution of Iridescent Plumage

(2012) Quanguo Li et al.   SCIENCE

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

(2011) Xing Xu et al.   NATURE

Exceptional dinosaur fossils show ontogenetic development of early feathers

(2010) Xing Xu et al.   NATURE

Narrow Primary Feather Rachises in Confuciusornis and Archaeopteryx Suggest Poor Flight Ability

(2010) R. L. Nudds et al.   SCIENCE

Plumage Color Patterns of an Extinct Dinosaur

(2010) Q. Li et al.   SCIENCE

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

(2009) Dongyu Hu et al.   NATURE

Life history of a basal bird: morphometrics of the Early Cretaceous Confuciusornis

(2008) L. M. Chiappe et al.   Biology Letters