在Sinovenator (Troodontidae, Theropoda) 中,类似于Avialan的大脑形态
Congyu Yu1,2,3, Akinobu Watanabe3,4,5, Zichuan Qin6
1State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation & Institute of Sedimentary Geology, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China.
Communications biology
|February 10, 2024
概括
这项研究揭示,形恐龙 (Sinovenator changii) 是一种形恐龙,它具有鸟类级的大脑形态,类似于古代鸟类如Archaeopteryx. 这一发现表明,在Maniraptora中,先进的大脑结构很普遍.
科学领域:
- 古生物学的古生物学
- 比较解剖学的比较解剖学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
背景情况:
- 鸟类大脑的进化涉及从热足动物祖先显著的头骨和大脑修改.
- 关键的变化包括扩大的头骨腔,增强的视觉处理中心 (视觉叶) 和减少的嗅觉灯泡.
研究的目的:
- 使用微型计算机断层扫描 (μCT) 成像重建Sinovenator changii的内和神经解剖学.
- 为了比较Sinovenator的大脑形态与其他类动物和早期鸟类.
主要方法:
- 微型计算机断层扫描 (μCT) 对一个保存良好的Sinovenator changii头骨的成像.
- 基于里程碑的内形状的几何形态分析.
主要成果:
- 鼻变化器表现出独特的内功能,以及典型的形态.
- 它的整体大脑形态与Archaeopteryx非常相似.
- 这表明在特罗多丁类动物中存在鸟类级的大脑结构.
结论:
- 像Sinovenator一样的Troodontids获得了先进的大脑形态,以前与早期的鸟类有关.
- 飞鸟级的大脑结构很可能在Maniraptora类中广泛传播.
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