Kompsornis longicaudus Skeletal by PLASTOSPLEEN on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

Published: Jun 8, 2020

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bird dinosaur fossil skeletal skeleton theropod

Description

This was a fun skeletal to make. The skull is very crushed, but the rest was pretty easy to interpret. Looking at other Jeholornithiformes the proportions aren't too unusual, and definitely lives up to the specific name (longicaudus = 'long tail'). Another note, Andrea Cau, one of the authors describing it, is a fan of the skeletal, so I'm confident that this is one of my most accurate skeletals.

References:
A new jeholornithiform exhibits the earliest appearance of the fused sternum and pelvis in the evolution of avialan dinosaurs

A Comparative Morphological Study of the Jugal and Quadratojugal in Early Birds and Their Dinosaurian Relatives

Other Jeholornithiformes and basal Avialans.

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