The earliest bird-line archosaurs and the assembly of the dinosaur body plan

Sterling J. Nesbitt (), Richard J. Butler, Martín D. Ezcurra, Paul M. Barrett, Michelle R. Stocker, Kenneth D. Angielczyk, Roger M. H. Smith, Christian A. Sidor, Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki, Andrey G. Sennikov and Alan J. Charig
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Sterling J. Nesbitt: Virginia Tech
Richard J. Butler: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham
Martín D. Ezcurra: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham
Paul M. Barrett: Natural History Museum
Michelle R. Stocker: Virginia Tech
Kenneth D. Angielczyk: Integrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History
Roger M. H. Smith: Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
Christian A. Sidor: University of Washington
Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki: Uppsala University
Andrey G. Sennikov: Borissiak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Alan J. Charig: Natural History Museum

Nature, 2017, vol. 544, issue 7651, 484-487

Abstract: The archosaur species Teleocrater rhadinus, part of the new clade Aphanosauria, is an example of the earliest divergence of the avian stem lineage (Avemetatarsalia), the lineage that contains dinosaurs (including birds).

Date: 2017
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