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一个新的古世化石和一个新的水鸟 (Aves:Anseriformes) 数据集澄清了K-Pg边界的分类,生态进化和鸟类进化

Grace Musser1,2, Julia A Clarke2

  • 1Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Birds, The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America.

PloS one
|July 30, 2024
PubMed
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这项研究通过使用一种新的化石物种和形态学数据来解决水鸟 (Anseriformes) 的进化关系. 祖先的水鸟很可能是水生食草动物,为鸟类灭绝后的进化提供了洞察力.

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