Plumes et similaires chez les dinosaures et oiseaux chinois

Posté par Markvantomme il y a 18 ans

Fucheng Z., Zhang Z., Dyke G. (2006) Feathers and ‘feather-like' integumentary structures in Liaoning birds and dinosaurs. Geol. J. 41: 395–404

We provide an overview of the known feather and other ‘feather-like' integumentary structure types known to-date in the birds and dinosaurs from the Cretaceous rocks of Liaoning, NE China. These feather-types are classified and compared with similarstructures seen in Mesozoic and extant birds.We consider that integumentary feathers and ‘feather-like' structures fall within two major structural categories (‘shafted' and ‘non-shafted’. Comments are also made on the possible aerodynamic or insulating function of leg and tail feathers in Mesozoic birds and theropods.

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