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Citation title: "A new, three-dimensionally preserved enantiornithine bird (Aves: Ornithothoraces) from Gansu Province, north-western China.".

Study name: "A new, three-dimensionally preserved enantiornithine bird (Aves: Ornithothoraces) from Gansu Province, north-western China.".

This study is part of submission 13055 (Status: Published).

Citation

Shu-an J., Atterholt J., O'connor J.K., Lamanna M.C., Harris J.D., Da-qing L., Hai-lu Y., & Dodson P. 2011. A new, three-dimensionally preserved enantiornithine bird (Aves: Ornithothoraces) from Gansu Province, north-western China. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 162(1): 201-219.

Authors

Shu-an J.
Atterholt J.
O'connor J.K.
Lamanna M.C.
Harris J.D.
Da-qing L.
Hai-lu Y.
Dodson P.

Abstract

In recent years, the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) Xiagou Formation has yielded approximately 100 avian partial skeletons, many with soft-tissue traces, from sites in the Changma Basin of Gansu Province, north-western China. The most abundant taxon amongst these is the ornithuromorph Gansus yumenensis, but enantiornithines have also been identified in the sample. Here we describe two incomplete, semi-articulated appendicular skeletons, the first consisting of a partial left pelvic girdle and complete pelvic limb, and the second comprised of a nearly complete right pelvic limb. Both specimens bear characteristics diagnostic of Enantiornithes, and are referred to a new taxon, Qiliania graffini gen. et sp. nov. The exceptional, three-dimensional preservation of these specimens (compared to the crushed, nearly two-dimensional condition of most other Early Cretaceous avian fossils) reveals new information regarding enantiornithine anatomy, evolution, and diversity.

Keywords

Changma Basin; Early Cretaceous; Enantiorniths; Qiliania graffini gen. et sp. nov.; Xiagou Formation; anatomy; aptian; diversiy; evolution; phylogeny

External links

DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00671.x
Other URL: http://www.graemetlloyd.com/matr.html

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		@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref21028,
	 author = {Ji  Shu-An and Jessie  Atterholt and Jingmai K. O'Connor and Matthew C. Lamanna and Jerald D. Harris and Li  Da-Qing and You  Hai-Lu and Peter  Dodson},
	 title = {A new, three-dimensionally preserved enantiornithine bird (Aves: Ornithothoraces) from Gansu Province, north-western China.},
	 year = {2011},
	 keywords = {Changma Basin; Early Cretaceous; Enantiorniths; Qiliania graffini gen. et sp. nov.; Xiagou Formation; anatomy; aptian; diversiy; evolution; phylogeny},
	 doi = {10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00671.x},
	 url = {http://www.graemetlloyd.com/matr.html},
	 pmid = {},
	 journal = {Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society},
	 volume = {162},
	 number = {1},
	 pages = {201--219},
	 abstract = {In recent years, the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) Xiagou Formation has yielded approximately 100 avian partial skeletons, many with soft-tissue traces, from sites in the Changma Basin of Gansu Province, north-western China. The most abundant taxon amongst these is the ornithuromorph Gansus yumenensis, but enantiornithines have also been identified in the sample. Here we describe two incomplete, semi-articulated appendicular skeletons, the first consisting of a partial left pelvic girdle and complete pelvic limb, and the second comprised of a nearly complete right pelvic limb. Both specimens bear characteristics diagnostic of Enantiornithes, and are referred to a new taxon, Qiliania graffini gen. et sp. nov. The exceptional, three-dimensional preservation of these specimens (compared to the crushed, nearly two-dimensional condition of most other Early Cretaceous avian fossils) reveals new information regarding enantiornithine anatomy, evolution, and diversity.}
}

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		TY  - JOUR
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AU  - Shu-An,Ji 
AU  - Atterholt,Jessie 
AU  - O'Connor,Jingmai K.
AU  - Lamanna,Matthew C.
AU  - Harris,Jerald D.
AU  - Da-Qing,Li 
AU  - Hai-Lu,You 
AU  - Dodson,Peter 
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PY  - 2011
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N2  - In recent years, the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) Xiagou Formation has yielded approximately 100 avian partial skeletons, many with soft-tissue traces, from sites in the Changma Basin of Gansu Province, north-western China. The most abundant taxon amongst these is the ornithuromorph Gansus yumenensis, but enantiornithines have also been identified in the sample. Here we describe two incomplete, semi-articulated appendicular skeletons, the first consisting of a partial left pelvic girdle and complete pelvic limb, and the second comprised of a nearly complete right pelvic limb. Both specimens bear characteristics diagnostic of Enantiornithes, and are referred to a new taxon, Qiliania graffini gen. et sp. nov. The exceptional, three-dimensional preservation of these specimens (compared to the crushed, nearly two-dimensional condition of most other Early Cretaceous avian fossils) reveals new information regarding enantiornithine anatomy, evolution, and diversity.
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