Quantitative Analysis of Early Cretaceous Paraves Shows a Recent Origin for the Kinetic Skulls behind the Success of Modern Birds

摘要

A team of scientists led by Dr.HU Han from University of New England,Australia and Dr.ZHOU Zhonghe from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology(IVPP)of Chinese Academy of Sciences reported a new quantitative analysis of early Cretaceous paraves.This research was published in the latest issue of PNAS,in a paper entitled"Evolution of the vomer and its implications for cranial kinesis in Paraves".