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Evolutionary origins of the avian brain

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  • Amy M. Balanoff

    (American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York 10024, USA
    Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
    Present address: Department of Anatomical Sciences, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA.)

  • Gabe S. Bever

    (American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York 10024, USA
    New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, New York 11568, USA)

  • Timothy B. Rowe

    (Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA)

  • Mark A. Norell

    (American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York 10024, USA)

Abstract

High-resolution computed tomography is used to compare cranial volumes of extant birds, the early avialan Archaeopteryx lithographica, and non-avian maniraptoran dinosaurs that are close to the origins of Avialae and avian flight; the cranial cavity of Archaeopteryx is not distinct from that of maniraptorans, suggesting that some non-avian maniraptorans may have had the neurological equipment required for flight.

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  • Amy M. Balanoff & Gabe S. Bever & Timothy B. Rowe & Mark A. Norell, 2013. "Evolutionary origins of the avian brain," Nature, Nature, vol. 501(7465), pages 93-96, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:501:y:2013:i:7465:d:10.1038_nature12424
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12424
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    1. Logan King & Qi Zhao & David L. Dufeau & Soichiro Kawabe & Lawrence Witmer & Chang-Fu Zhou & Emily J. Rayfield & Michael J. Benton & Akinobu Watanabe, 2024. "Endocranial development in non-avian dinosaurs reveals an ontogenetic brain trajectory distinct from extant archosaurs," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, December.
    2. Soichiro Kawabe & Seiji Matsuda & Naoki Tsunekawa & Hideki Endo, 2015. "Ontogenetic Shape Change in the Chicken Brain: Implications for Paleontology," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(6), pages 1-16, June.

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