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2015 ; 6
(ä): 7141
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A Mesozoic bird from Gondwana preserving feathers
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de Souza Carvalho I
; Novas FE
; Agnolín FL
; Isasi MP
; Freitas FI
; Andrade JA
Nat Commun
2015[Jun]; 6
(ä): 7141
PMID26035285
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The fossil record of birds in the Mesozoic of Gondwana is mostly based on
isolated and often poorly preserved specimens, none of which has preserved
details on feather anatomy. We provide the description of a fossil bird
represented by a skeleton with feathers from the Early Cretaceous of Gondwana (NE
Brazil). The specimen sheds light on the homology and 3D structure of the
rachis-dominated feathers, previously known from two-dimensional slabs. The
rectrices exhibit a row of rounded spots, probably corresponding to some original
colour pattern. The specimen supports the identification of the feather scapus as
the rachis, which is notably robust and elliptical in cross-section. In spite of
its juvenile nature, the tail plumage resembles the feathering of adult
individuals of modern birds. Documentation of rachis-dominated tail in South
American enantiornithines broadens the paleobiogeographic distribution of basal
birds with this tail feather morphotype, up to now only reported from China.