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
Enantiornithiformes....................................................142 Basal Euornitheans.................................................... 144 Patagopterygiformes................................................... 152 Derived Euornitheans & Basal Carinatans.....................................................154 Avians...........................................................................160 Hesperornitheans....................................................... 164 Appendix A: Excluded Species.............................................170 Appendix B: Clade Definitions............................................174 Appendix C: Evolutionary Linnaean Classification.........................................................180 Glossary.................................................................................. 183 References.............................................................................. 185 On the cover: Boluochia zhengi Title page: Confuciusornis sanctus
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Enantiornithiformes....................................................142<br />
Basal Euornitheans.................................................... 144<br />
Patagopterygiformes................................................... 152<br />
Derived Euornitheans<br />
& Basal Carinatans.....................................................154<br />
Avians...........................................................................160<br />
Hesperornitheans....................................................... 164<br />
Appendix A: Excluded Species.............................................170<br />
Appendix B: Clade Definitions............................................174<br />
Appendix C: Evolutionary<br />
Linnaean Classification.........................................................180<br />
Glossary.................................................................................. 183<br />
References.............................................................................. 185<br />
On the cover: Boluochia zhengi<br />
Title page: Confuciusornis sanctus
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