학술논문
A new genus and species of enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil
Document Type
article
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Source
Brazilian Journal of Geology. June 2015 45(2)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2317-4889
Abstract
The fossil record of birds in Gondwana is almost restricted to the Late Cretaceous. Herein we describe a new fossil from the Araripe Basin, Cratoavis cearensis nov. gen et sp., composed of an articulated skeleton with feathers attached to the wings and surrounding the body. The present discovery considerably extends the temporal record of the Enantiornithes birds at South America to the Early Cretaceous. For the first time, an almost complete and articulated skeleton of an Early Cretaceous bird from South America is documented.