Earliest evidence for fruit consumption and potential seed dispersal by birds

The Early Cretaceous diversification of birds was a major event in the history of terrestrial ecosystems, occurring during the earliest phase of the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution, long before the origin of the bird crown-group. Frugivorous birds play an important role in seed dispersal today. Ho...

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Main Authors: Hu, H, Wang, Y, McDonald, PG, Wroe, S, O'Connor, J, Bjarnason, A, Bevitt, JJ, Yin, X, Zheng, X, Zhou, Z, Benson, RBJ
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications 2022