Exceptional preservation and foot structure reveal ecological transitions and lifestyles of early theropod flyers
The shape of bird toe pads and foot scales can be used to infer their behaviour. Here, the authors examine fossil evidence of toe pads and scales, in addition to claws and bones, from birds and close relatives, illustrating diverse lifestyles and ecological roles among early theropod flyers.
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| author | Michael Pittman Phil R. Bell Case Vincent Miller Nathan J. Enriquez Xiaoli Wang Xiaoting Zheng Leah R. Tsang Yuen Ting Tse Michael Landes Thomas G. Kaye |
| author_facet | Michael Pittman Phil R. Bell Case Vincent Miller Nathan J. Enriquez Xiaoli Wang Xiaoting Zheng Leah R. Tsang Yuen Ting Tse Michael Landes Thomas G. Kaye |
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| description | The shape of bird toe pads and foot scales can be used to infer their behaviour. Here, the authors examine fossil evidence of toe pads and scales, in addition to claws and bones, from birds and close relatives, illustrating diverse lifestyles and ecological roles among early theropod flyers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7019e0ae380a487fb067bfbea3e602f72022-12-25T12:20:51ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-12-0113111410.1038/s41467-022-35039-1Exceptional preservation and foot structure reveal ecological transitions and lifestyles of early theropod flyersMichael Pittman0Phil R. Bell1Case Vincent Miller2Nathan J. Enriquez3Xiaoli Wang4Xiaoting Zheng5Leah R. Tsang6Yuen Ting Tse7Michael Landes8Thomas G. Kaye9School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong KongSchool of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New EnglandDepartment of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong KongSchool of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New EnglandInstitute of Geology and Paleontology, Linyi UniversityInstitute of Geology and Paleontology, Linyi UniversitySchool of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New EnglandSchool of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong KongDepartment of Biology, University of Toronto MississaugaFoundation for Scientific AdvancementThe shape of bird toe pads and foot scales can be used to infer their behaviour. Here, the authors examine fossil evidence of toe pads and scales, in addition to claws and bones, from birds and close relatives, illustrating diverse lifestyles and ecological roles among early theropod flyers.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35039-1 |
| spellingShingle | Michael Pittman Phil R. Bell Case Vincent Miller Nathan J. Enriquez Xiaoli Wang Xiaoting Zheng Leah R. Tsang Yuen Ting Tse Michael Landes Thomas G. Kaye Exceptional preservation and foot structure reveal ecological transitions and lifestyles of early theropod flyers Nature Communications |
| title | Exceptional preservation and foot structure reveal ecological transitions and lifestyles of early theropod flyers |
| title_full | Exceptional preservation and foot structure reveal ecological transitions and lifestyles of early theropod flyers |
| title_fullStr | Exceptional preservation and foot structure reveal ecological transitions and lifestyles of early theropod flyers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exceptional preservation and foot structure reveal ecological transitions and lifestyles of early theropod flyers |
| title_short | Exceptional preservation and foot structure reveal ecological transitions and lifestyles of early theropod flyers |
| title_sort | exceptional preservation and foot structure reveal ecological transitions and lifestyles of early theropod flyers |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35039-1 |
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