Browsing Research Articles (Paraclinical Sciences) by Author "Zheng, Xiaoting"

Browsing Research Articles (Paraclinical Sciences) by Author "Zheng, Xiaoting"

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  • New specimens of Yanornis indicate a Piscivorous diet and modern alimentary canal 
    Zheng, Xiaoting; O’Connor, Jingmai K.; Huchzermeyer, Fritz W.; Wang, Xiaoli; Wang, Yan; Zhang, Xiaomei; Zhou, Zhonghe (Public Library of Science, 2014-04-14)
    A crop adapted for an herbivorous diet of seeds has previously been documented in the Early Cretaceous birds Sapeornis and Hongshanornis. Here we report on several specimens of Yanornis that preserve a crop containing ...
  • Preservation of ovarian follicles reveals early evolution of avian reproductive behaviour 
    Zheng, Xiaoting; O’Connor, Jingmai K.; Huchzermeyer, Fritz W.; Wang, Xiaoli; Wang, Min; Zhou, Zhonghe (Nature Publishing Group, 2013-03)
    The two groups of archosaurs, crocodilians and birds, form an extant phylogenetic bracket for understanding the reproductive behaviour of dinosaurs. This behaviour is inferred from preserved nests and eggs, and even ...