Palaeontology - Inside the oldest bird brain

被引：9

作者：

Witmer, LM ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Ohio Univ, Coll Osteopath Med, Dept Biomed Sci, Athens, OH 45701 USA

来源：

NATURE | 2004年 / 430卷 / 7000期

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D O I：

10.1038/430619a

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Did Archaeopteryx, the most primitive known bird, have 'the right stuff'? Looking into its skull with advanced technology provides insight into the dinosaurian transition to birds, and the evolution of flight.

引用

页码：619 / 620

页数：2

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