A pygostyle from a non-avian theropod (original) (raw)

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The independent evolution of a bird-like tail has been discovered in an oviraptorosaur.

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Figure 1: Pelvic girdles of oviraptorids.

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Drawing by Michael Skrepnick.

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  1. Geology Institute, Academy of Sciences of Mongolia, Ulan Bator, 210351, Mongolia
    Rinchen Barsbold & Khishigjaw Tsogtbaatar
  2. Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, Box 7500, Drumheller, T0J 0Y0, Alberta, Canada
    Philip J. Currie
  3. Microsoft Research, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, 98052-6399, Washington, USA
    Nathan P. Myhrvold
  4. Polska Akademia Nauk, Instytut Paleobiologii, Ul. Twarda 51/55, Warszawa, 00-818, Poland
    Halszka Osmólska
  5. Hayashibara Museum of Natural Sciences, Shimoishii 1-2-3, Okayama, 700-0907, Japan
    Mahito Watabe

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Barsbold, R., Currie, P., Myhrvold, N. et al. A pygostyle from a non-avian theropod.Nature 403, 155–156 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/35003103

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