A field guide to mesozoic birds and other winged dinosaurs
© 2012 by Matthew P. Martyniuk Published by Pan Aves Vernon, New Jersey www.panaves.com ISBN-13: 978-0-9885965-1-1
To my wife Rashida, For always bugging me to add more color, Carotenoids be damned.
- Page 1: A Field Guide to Mesozoic Birds and
- Page 5: Enantiornithiformes................
- Page 8 and 9: Introduction
- Page 10 and 11: up of remains from various reptiles
- Page 12 and 13: enough information about their plum
- Page 14 and 15: Bird Origins & Evolution
- Page 16 and 17: fur-like filaments called pycnofibr
- Page 18 and 19: This same group (Chuniaoae) is wher
- Page 20 and 21: 20
- Page 22 and 23: erately long rachides with long bar
- Page 24 and 25: istles, the opposite of filoplumes,
- Page 26 and 27: ers are anchored to a single plough
- Page 28 and 29: using their wings to passively exte
- Page 30 and 31: modern downstroke where the arm mov
- Page 32 and 33: While Mesozoic birds and other anci
- Page 34 and 35: Feathers & Wings Feathers are class
- Page 36 and 37: longest digit is called the major d
- Page 38 and 39: which aids in aerial maneuverabilit
- Page 40 and 41: Hesperornis, the premaxillary nail
- Page 42 and 43: carnivorous. However, many deinonyc
- Page 44 and 45: Feather Color Recent work by Jakob
- Page 46 and 47: Above: Hypothetical restoration of
- Page 48 and 49: 48
- Page 51 and 52: Guide to Mesozoic Birds
To my wife Rashida,<br />
For always bugging me <strong>to</strong> add more color,<br />
Carotenoids be damned.