El Archaeopteryx de Chicago informa sobre la evolución temprana del bauplano aviar

Jingmai O'Connor1, Alexander Clark2,3, Pei-Chen Kuo2

  • 1Negaunee Integrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, USA. jingmai.oconnor@gmail.com.

Nature
|May 14, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

Un nuevo fósil de Archaeopteryx revela detalles cruciales sobre la evolución de las primeras aves. Este espécimen aclara el desarrollo del esqueleto y las plumas, arrojando luz sobre la transición de los dinosaurios a las aves.

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