A pygostyle from a non-avian theropod -: The independent evolution of a bird-like tail has been discovered in an oviraptorosaur.

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Barsbold, R [1 ]
Currie, PJ
Myhrvold, NP
Osmólska, H
Tsogtbaatar, K
Watabe, M
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[1] Mongolian Acad Sci, Inst Geol, Ulan Bator 210351, Mongolia
[2] Royal Tyrrell Museum Palaeontol, Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y0, Canada
[3] Microsoft Corp, Redmond, WA 98052 USA
[4] Polish Acad Sci, Inst Paleobiol, PL-00818 Warsaw, Poland
[5] Hayashibara Museum Nat Sci, Okayama 7000907, Japan
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10.1038/35003103
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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The independent evolution of a bird-like tail has been discovered in an oviraptorosaur.
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