Origin of birds (Simple English Wikipedia)

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Hu D.; et al. (2009), "A pre-Archaeopteryx troodontid theropod from China with long feathers on the metatarsus", Nature, 461 (7264): 640–643, Bibcode:2009Natur.461..640H, doi:10.1038/nature08322, PMID 19794491, S2CID 205218015

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Morgan, James (2008). "New feathered dinosaur discovered". BBC. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
Fossil feathers reveal their hues. BBC Science News 2008
Gill, Victoria 2010. Dinosaur had ginger feathers. BBC Science News

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Gill, Victoria 2011. Bird fossils reveal life's colourful chemistry. BBC Science News Archived 2011-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
Battison, Leila 2011. Old fossils solve mystery of earliest bird extinction. BBC Science:

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Field, Daniel J.; et al. (2018). "Early evolution of modern birds structured by global forest collapse at the end-Cretaceous mass extinction". Current Biology. 28 (11): 1825–1831.e2. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.04.062. PMID 29804807. S2CID 44075214.

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Hu D.; et al. (2009), "A pre-Archaeopteryx troodontid theropod from China with long feathers on the metatarsus", Nature, 461 (7264): 640–643, Bibcode:2009Natur.461..640H, doi:10.1038/nature08322, PMID 19794491, S2CID 205218015
Field, Daniel J.; et al. (2018). "Early evolution of modern birds structured by global forest collapse at the end-Cretaceous mass extinction". Current Biology. 28 (11): 1825–1831.e2. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.04.062. PMID 29804807. S2CID 44075214.
Mayr, Gerald (2016). Avian evolution. doi:10.1002/9781119020677. ISBN 9781119020677.

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You, Hai-lu et al. 2006. A nearly modern amphibious bird from the early Cretaceous of Northwestern China. Science 312: 1640-1643. doi:10.1126/science.1126377 Supporting Online Material

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Zhonghe Zhou and Fucheng Zhang Zhiheng Li 2009. A new Lower Cretaceous bird from China and tooth reduction in early avian evolution. Proc. Royal Soc. B Archived 2017-08-08 at the Wayback Machine

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Hu D.; et al. (2009), "A pre-Archaeopteryx troodontid theropod from China with long feathers on the metatarsus", Nature, 461 (7264): 640–643, Bibcode:2009Natur.461..640H, doi:10.1038/nature08322, PMID 19794491, S2CID 205218015
Field, Daniel J.; et al. (2018). "Early evolution of modern birds structured by global forest collapse at the end-Cretaceous mass extinction". Current Biology. 28 (11): 1825–1831.e2. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.04.062. PMID 29804807. S2CID 44075214.

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Ericson G.M. et al. 2009. Was dinosaurian physiology inherited by birds? Reconciling slow growth in Archaeopteryx? PLoS One DOI: 10.1371

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You, Hai-lu et al. 2006. A nearly modern amphibious bird from the early Cretaceous of Northwestern China. Science 312: 1640-1643. doi:10.1126/science.1126377 Supporting Online Material

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Hu D.; et al. (2009), "A pre-Archaeopteryx troodontid theropod from China with long feathers on the metatarsus", Nature, 461 (7264): 640–643, Bibcode:2009Natur.461..640H, doi:10.1038/nature08322, PMID 19794491, S2CID 205218015
Field, Daniel J.; et al. (2018). "Early evolution of modern birds structured by global forest collapse at the end-Cretaceous mass extinction". Current Biology. 28 (11): 1825–1831.e2. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.04.062. PMID 29804807. S2CID 44075214.

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Zhonghe Zhou and Fucheng Zhang Zhiheng Li 2009. A new Lower Cretaceous bird from China and tooth reduction in early avian evolution. Proc. Royal Soc. B Archived 2017-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
Gill, Victoria 2011. Bird fossils reveal life's colourful chemistry. BBC Science News Archived 2011-11-09 at the Wayback Machine

Origin of birds (Simple English Wikipedia)

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