Bird Evolution Across the K–Pg Boundary and the Basal Neornithine Diversification

2011/04/08 by Bent Erik Kramer Lindow · 2 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Ichthyology and Marine Biology

paper · doi:10.1002/9781119990475.ch14

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Abstract

This chapter contains sections titled: The Cretaceous and Early Paleogene Fossil Record of Modern Birds The Pattern of Neornithine Diversification: Phylogenetic Analyses Molecular Analyses The K–Pg Extinction Event and Hypotheses of its Impact on Neornithine Evolution Timing Basal Neornithine Diversification Events Conclusions Acknowledgments References

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