Feathers, filaments and Theropod dinosaurs

被引：15

作者：

Unwin, DM ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Bristol, Dept Geol, Bristol BS8 1RJ, Avon, England

来源：

NATURE | 1998年 / 391卷 / 6663期

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D O I：

10.1038/34279

中图分类号：

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];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

One of the hottest debates in palaeontology is whether birds evolved from dinosaurs. A study of two exceptionally well-preserved specimens of a theropod dinosaur from China — complete with skin, internal organs and eggs — provides new clues to the origin of feathers.

引用

页码：119 / 120

页数：2

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