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Avian Skeletal Evolution

Avian Skeletal Evolution is a theoretical construct in evolutionary biology that delineates the morphological transformations and adaptive modifications in the skeletal system of theropod dinosaurs leading to the derived anatomical features characteristic of modern birds.

223

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11.8K

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455

Authors

269

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2017–2026

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Publications

223

Archaeopteryx and the origin of birds

John H. Ostrom · Biological Journal of the Linnean Society · 1976 · 365 citations

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The evolution of femoral osteology and soft tissues on the line to extant birds (Neornithes)

John R. Hutchinson · Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society · 2001 · 342 citations · Full text

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The Theropod Ancestry of Birds: New Evidence from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar

Catherine A. Forster, Scott D. Sampson, Luis M. Chiappe et al. · Science · 1998 · 319 citations

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The origin and early evolution of birds

Kevin Padian, Luis M. Chiappe · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 1998 · 284 citations

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Early Penguin Fossils, Plus Mitochondrial Genomes, Calibrate Avian Evolution

Kerryn E. Slack, Craig M. Jones, Tatsuro Ando et al. · Molecular Biology and Evolution · 2006 · 277 citations · Full text

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Authors

455

  1. ZZ
    Zhonghe Zhou

    Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, China

    17 publications · 995 citations

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  2. GM
    Gérald Mayr

    Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt/M, Germany

    20 publications · 880 citations

    16

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  3. MW
    Min Wang

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    12 publications · 393 citations

    12

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  4. JK
    Jingmai K. O’Connor

    Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, China

    12 publications · 532 citations

    12

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  5. LM
    Luis M. Chiappe

    Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, United States

    12 publications · 1.4K citations

    12

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Institutions

269

  1. Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology

    Beijing, China

    21 h-index

    60 publications

    3K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    20 h-index

    62 publications

    2.6K citations

  3. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    15 h-index

    27 publications

    4.6K citations

  4. Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt/M

    Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    14 h-index

    21 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

    Los Angeles, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    339 citations

  6. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    312 citations

  7. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    988 citations

  8. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    783 citations

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Venues

  1. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

    13 publications · 1.1K citations

    12

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  2. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

    JVP · 10 publications · 362 citations

    10

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  3. Journal of Morphology

    9 publications · 524 citations

    9

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  4. PLoS ONE

    8 publications · 672 citations

    8

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  5. Science

    7 publications · 1.2K citations

    7

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