证据表明,在二次水生古龙中,肺化和肺骨组织的损失是有证据的
P J Byrne1,2, N D Smith3, E R Schachner4
1Department of Anatomy, New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, 101 Northern Blvd, Glen Head, NY 11545, USA.
Integrative organismal biology (Oxford, England)
|December 12, 2025
概括
对鸟类气囊的化石证据很少. 这项研究发现,即使存在气囊,气动骨孔 (气动性) 和相关结构 (气动骨) 并非总是存在的,特别是在水生鸟类中.
科学领域:
- 古生物学的古生物学
- 比较解剖学的比较.
- 进化生物学 进化生物学
背景情况:
- 由于化石证据有限,人们对鸟类呼吸系统,特别是气囊的进化历史知之甚少.
- 气动性,以骨中充满空气的空洞为特征,是许多鸟类骨的关键特征.
- 肺骨,在这些腔内固定纤维,被认为表明存在肺部分流器.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究脊椎气动性,肺骨和肺气囊分离体在现存的羊水动物中存在的关系.
- 为了确定气动开口的缺失是否与肺骨和气囊的缺失相关.
- 评估骨质学相关的可靠性,以推断化石种群中的软组织结构.
主要方法:
- 从21种现存的羊水动物物种的脊椎骨中取出薄切片的组织学检查.
- 对气动骨和内骨骨结构进行分析,以确定肺骨.
- 根据脊椎孔状体的特征推断入侵的分泌器.
主要成果:
- 水鸟 (西,马格兰企) 缺乏外部的气动性和肺骨.
- 一只小的鸟显示了气囊分流器,但没有肺骨.
- 飞行鸟类的肺孔与分泌管和肺骨有关.
结论:
- 空气囊分流器可以独立于骨质学指标,如肺骨.
- 过渡到水生生活方式或体型较小可能导致气动特征的丧失.
- 肺孔是化石鸟类肺部分流器的可靠指标,但适应性可能会掩盖软组织重建.
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