A diapsid skull in a new species of the primitive bird Confuciusornis

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	A diapsid skull in a new species of the primitive bird Confuciusornis
	Hou, LH ; Martin, LD ; Zhou, ZH; Feduccia, A ; Zhang, FC ; Martin, LD (reprint author), Univ Kansas, Nat Hist Museum, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA.
刊名	NATURE
	1999-06-17
卷号	399 期号:6737 页码:679-682
ISSN号	0028-0836
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	Since the description of Confuciusornis (the oldest beaked bird) in 1995, based on three partial specimens, large numbers of complete skeletons have been recovered(1,2). Most new material of Confuciusornis(3,4) can be assigned to a single sexually dimorphic species, C. sanctus, Here we report a new species based on a remarkably well preserved skeleton with feathers and, for the first time in the Mesozoic record, direct evidence of the shape of a horny beak. It has a complete and large preserved postorbital that has a broad contact with the jugal bone. This character is presently only known in Confuciusornis, and may confirm previous suggestions of a postorbital in Archaeopteryx(5). The squamosal is in tight contact with the postorbital. These two bones form an arch dividing the upper and lower temporal fenestrae, as in other diapsid reptiles(6). The presence of a typical diapsid cheek region with two openings in Confuciusornis may preclude the presence of prokinesis (upper jaw mobility against the braincase and orbital area), a feeding adaptation found in most modern birds. The presence of a horny beak, characteristic of modern birds, coupled with a primitive temporal region provides new evidence for a mosaic pattern in the early evolution of birds.; Since the description of Confuciusornis (the oldest beaked bird) in 1995, based on three partial specimens, large numbers of complete skeletons have been recovered(1,2). Most new material of Confuciusornis(3,4) can be assigned to a single sexually dimorphic species, C. sanctus, Here we report a new species based on a remarkably well preserved skeleton with feathers and, for the first time in the Mesozoic record, direct evidence of the shape of a horny beak. It has a complete and large preserved postorbital that has a broad contact with the jugal bone. This character is presently only known in Confuciusornis, and may confirm previous suggestions of a postorbital in Archaeopteryx(5). The squamosal is in tight contact with the postorbital. These two bones form an arch dividing the upper and lower temporal fenestrae, as in other diapsid reptiles(6). The presence of a typical diapsid cheek region with two openings in Confuciusornis may preclude the presence of prokinesis (upper jaw mobility against the braincase and orbital area), a feeding adaptation found in most modern birds. The presence of a horny beak, characteristic of modern birds, coupled with a primitive temporal region provides new evidence for a mosaic pattern in the early evolution of birds.
WOS关键词	CHINA ; ARCHAEOPTERYX
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000080932800057
公开日期	2013-11-27
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/3956]
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通讯作者	Martin, LD (reprint author), Univ Kansas, Nat Hist Museum, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA.
作者单位	1.Univ Kansas, Nat Hist Museum, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA 2.Univ Kansas, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 4.Univ N Carolina, Dept Biol, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Hou, LH,Martin, LD,Zhou, ZH,et al. A diapsid skull in a new species of the primitive bird Confuciusornis[J]. NATURE,1999,399(6737):679-682.
APA	Hou, LH,Martin, LD,Zhou, ZH,Feduccia, A,Zhang, FC,&Martin, LD .(1999).A diapsid skull in a new species of the primitive bird Confuciusornis.NATURE,399(6737),679-682.
MLA	Hou, LH,et al."A diapsid skull in a new species of the primitive bird Confuciusornis".NATURE 399.6737(1999):679-682.