Archaeorhynchuspreserving significant soft tissue including probable fossilized lungs

A Cretaceous eutriconodont and integument evolution in early mammals

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New Specimens of Yanornis Indicate a Piscivorous Diet and Modern Alimentary Canal

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

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

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Preservation of ovarian follicles reveals early evolution of avian reproductive behaviour

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

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Hind Wings in Basal Birds and the Evolution of Leg Feathers

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Immuno-localization of type-IV collagen in the blood-gas barrier and the epithelial-epithelial cell connections of the avian lung

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Air-filled postcranial bones in theropod dinosaurs: physiological implications and the ‘reptile’-bird transition

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Fossil evidence of avian crops from the Early Cretaceous of China

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Implicit mechanistic role of the collagen, smooth muscle, and elastic tissue components in strengthening the air and blood capillaries of the avian lung

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Fossilized melanosomes and the colour of Cretaceous dinosaurs and birds

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The Provenance of Alveolar and Parabronchial Lungs: Insights from Paleoecology and the Discovery of Cardiogenic, Unidirectional Airflow in the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

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Unidirectional Airflow in the Lungs of Alligators

(2010) C. G. Farmer et al.   SCIENCE

Structure–function studies of blood and air capillaries in chicken lung using 3D electron microscopy

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Avian-like breathing mechanics in maniraptoran dinosaurs

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