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Published on: August 20, 2008
在雌性恐龙体内的一对无蛋
Tamaki Sato1, Yen-nien Cheng, Xiao-chun Wu
1Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN), Post Office Box 3443, STN D, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6P4, Canada. tsato@mus-nature.ca
概括
排骨类恐龙交配,蛋,提供了他们繁殖策略的直接证据. 这一发现表明,热足类恐龙拥有两个卵管,像鸟类一样连续产卵.
科学领域:
- 古生物学的古生物学
- 生殖生物学 生殖生物学
- 恐龙类 (Dinosauria) 是一个恐龙类.
背景情况:
- 卵性龙类恐龙是白纪时期的一种多样化的类动物群.
- 灭绝的恐龙的繁殖策略通常是从化石证据推断出来的.
- 之前的研究表明,类动物有各种各样的筑巢和产卵行为.
研究的目的:
- 为了提供直接证据,在oviraptorosaurian恐龙产卵.
- 根据化石卵来推断热足恐龙的生殖生理和行为.
- 为了研究oviraptorosaurian繁殖解剖与现代鸟类和鱼之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 检查了中国上白纪的化石Oviraptosaurian标本.
- 分析了一对在样本的骨盆区域内保留的脱皮卵.
- 用现存的类动物 (鸟类和鱼) 和化石蛋数据 (长卵) 进行比较解剖分析.
主要成果:
- 一个独特的oviraptosaurian标本被发现,在它的骨盆里有一对完好无损的,外的长卵.
- 这一发现提供了第一个直接的证据,证明了oviraptorosaurs产生的卵配对.
- 蛋的布置表明,类动物有两个功能性卵管,每一个卵管一次产一个蛋,在多个筑巢事件中放置了离合器.
结论:
- 热足类恐龙,特别是卵类恐龙,很可能拥有两个功能性卵管,类似于现代鱼.
- 在类动物中产卵可能涉及连续的卵置,其中结合通过多个筑巢事件完成,类似于现代鸟类.
- 标本内和相关离合体中的蛋的方向表明,母接近巢的中心,以产卵.
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