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New Anchiornis Specimens

Started by ZoPteryx, April 18, 2017, 06:23:04 AM

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April 18, 2017, 06:23:04 AM Last Edit: April 18, 2017, 06:23:31 AM by ZoPteryx
A new paper, in open access, discusses the osteology and structural variability of Anchiornis based on several new specimens:

http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6707

The authors consider Aurornis to be a junior synonym of Anchiornis, but Andrea Cau refutes this:

http://theropoda.blogspot.com/2017/04/aurornis-e-sinonimo-di-anchiornis.html

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April 18, 2017, 07:57:11 AM
I'm only posting this so there is a reply to this post.

Sounds interesting. Anchiornis has already changed paleontology in many ways, such as advancing the world of feathered dinosaurs and teaching us that we can determine the color of dinosaurs by looking at fossils.

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