A field guide to mesozoic birds and other winged dinosaurs

Contents
Acknowledgments.................................................................... 7
Introduction.............................................................................. 8
Defining “Birds”.............................................................. 9
Bird Origins & Evolution.......................................................14
Bird Ancestry................................................................. 15
The Origin of Feathers.................................................19
The First Birds............................................................. 24
Mesozoic Bird Diversity...............................................25
The Evolution of Flight............................................... 27
Restoring
Mesozoic Birds........................................................................ 31
Feathers & Wings........................................................ 34
Beaks & Teeth............................................................. 39
Feather Color...............................................................44
Guide to
Mesozoic Birds........................................................................ 51
About the Guide............................................................52
Basal Caenagnathiformes............................................ 54
Caenagnathoids........................................................... 62
Basal Eumaniraptorans &
Deinonychosaurians..................................................... 74
Microraptorians........................................................... 78
Eudromaeosaurians.....................................................84
Unenlagiines................................................................. 92
Troodontids.................................................................. 98
Basal Avialans..............................................................108
Basal Enantiornitheans................................................118
Eoenantiornithiformes................................................126
Cathayornithiformes................................................... 132