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Comment on "Narrow primary feather rachises in Confuciusornis and Archaeopteryx suggest poor flight ability".
Science. 2010 Oct 15; 330(6002):320; author reply 320.Sci

Abstract

Nudds and Dyke (Reports, 14 May 2010, p. 887) compared the rachis diameters of the primary feathers of Archaeopteryx and Confuciusornis to those of modern birds and found that the primary feathers of these two basal birds were too weak to support sustained flight. Our measurements of Confuciusornis specimens suggest that their conclusions need to be further evaluated.

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Authors+Show Affiliations

Zheng X
Shandong Tianyu Museum of Nature, Pingyi, Shandong 273300, China.
Xu X
No affiliation info available
Zhou Z
No affiliation info available
Miao D
No affiliation info available
Zhang F
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaBirdsFeathersFlight, AnimalFossilsWings, Animal

Pub Type(s)

Comment
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

20947746

Citation

Zheng, Xiaoting, et al. "Comment On "Narrow Primary Feather Rachises in Confuciusornis and Archaeopteryx Suggest Poor Flight Ability"." Science (New York, N.Y.), vol. 330, no. 6002, 2010, pp. 320; author reply 320.
Zheng X, Xu X, Zhou Z, et al. Comment on "Narrow primary feather rachises in Confuciusornis and Archaeopteryx suggest poor flight ability". Science. 2010;330(6002):320; author reply 320.
Zheng, X., Xu, X., Zhou, Z., Miao, D., & Zhang, F. (2010). Comment on "Narrow primary feather rachises in Confuciusornis and Archaeopteryx suggest poor flight ability". Science (New York, N.Y.), 330(6002), 320; author reply 320. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1193223
Zheng X, et al. Comment On "Narrow Primary Feather Rachises in Confuciusornis and Archaeopteryx Suggest Poor Flight Ability". Science. 2010 Oct 15;330(6002):320; author reply 320. PubMed PMID: 20947746.
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