A re-evaluation of the basicranial soft tissues and pneumaticity of the therizinosaurian Nothronychus mckinleyi (Theropoda; Maniraptora) [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The soft-tissue reconstruction and associated osteology of the North American therizinosaurian Nothronychus mckinleyi is updated. The cranial nerve topology is revised, bringing it more in line with coelurosaurs. The trunk of the trigeminal nerve is very
David K Smith
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The phylogenetic affinities of the bizarre Late Cretaceous Romanian theropod Balaur bondoc (Dinosauria, Maniraptora): dromaeosaurid or flightless bird? [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 The exceptionally well-preserved Romanian dinosaur Balaur bondoc is the most complete theropod known to date from the Upper Cretaceous of Europe. Previous studies of this remarkable taxon have included its phylogenetic interpretation as an aberrant ...
Andrea Cau, Tom Brougham, Darren Naish
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Re-evaluation of the Haarlem Archaeopteryx and the radiation of maniraptoran theropod dinosaurs [PDF]
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2017 Background Archaeopteryx is an iconic fossil that has long been pivotal for our understanding of the origin of birds. Remains of this important taxon have only been found in the Late Jurassic lithographic limestones of Bavaria, Germany.
Christian Foth, Oliver W. M. Rauhut
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Unenlagiid theropods: are they members of the Dromaeosauridae (Theropoda, Maniraptora)? [PDF]
Anais Da Academia Brasileira De Ciencias, 2011 In the present paper we analyze the phylogenetic position of the derived Gondwanan theropod clade Unenlagiidae. Although this group has been frequently considered as deeply nested within Deinonychosauria and Dromaeosauridae, most of the features ...
Fernando E Novas
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Didactyl Tracks of Paravian Theropods (Maniraptora) from the ?Middle Jurassic of Africa
PLoS ONE, 2011 BackgroundA new dinosaur tracksite from ?Middle Jurassic sediments of the Irhazer Group on the plains of Agadez (Rep. Niger, northwest Africa) revealed extraordinarily well preserved didactyl tracks of a digitigrade bipedal trackmaker.
Abdoulaye Maga
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Remarkable New Birdlike Dinosaur (Theropoda: Maniraptora) from the Upper Cretaceous of Montana [PDF]
Paleontological Contributions New Series (1992-2009), 2000 We describe a small dromaeosaurid dinosaur. Bambiraptor feinbergi n. gen. and n. sp., based upon a nearly complete fossil skeleton from the Two Medicine Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Montana. Widely known as Bambi, this skeleton is a well-preserved subadult that is about 75 percent adult size.
Burnham, David A. +5 more
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Maniraptoran pelvic musculature highlights evolutionary patterns in theropod locomotion on the line to birds [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Locomotion is a fundamental aspect of palaeobiology and often investigated by comparing osteological structures and proportions. Previous studies document a stepwise accumulation of avian-like features in theropod dinosaurs that accelerates in the clade ...
Matthew M. Rhodes +2 more
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New theropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan provides critical implications for the early evolution of ornithomimosaurs [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Ornithomimosauria consists of the ostrich-mimic dinosaurs, most of which showing cursorial adaptations, that often exhibit features indicative of herbivory.
Soki Hattori +5 more
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Fossilized skin reveals coevolution with feathers and metabolism in feathered dinosaurs and early birds. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2018 Feathers are remarkable evolutionary innovations that are associated with complex adaptations of the skin in modern birds. Fossilised feathers in non-avian dinosaurs and basal birds provide insights into feather evolution, but how associated ...
McNamara ME +11 more
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Avialan-like brain morphology in Sinovenator (Troodontidae, Theropoda) [PDF]
Communications BiologyMany modifications to the skull and brain anatomy occurred along the lineage encompassing non-avialan theropod dinosaurs and modern birds. Anatomical changes to the endocranium include an enlarged endocranial cavity, relatively larger optic lobes that ...
Congyu Yu +6 more
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