A well-preserved pelvis from the Maastrichtian of Romania suggests that the enigmatic Gargantuavis is neither an ornithurine bird nor an insular endemic

2019/10/14 by Gerald Mayr, Gérald Mayr, Vlad Codrea +3 · 3 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology #Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

paper · doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.104271

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Citations

• Anatomy of the primitive bird Sapeornis chaoyangensis from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning, China
• Pelvis of Gargoyleosaurus (Dinosauria: Ankylosauria) and the Origin and Evolution of the Ankylosaur Pelvis

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• Sânpetru Formation [wikipedia]