Detection of lost calamus challenges identity of isolated Archaeopteryx feather
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| 作者 | Kaye, Thomas G.1; Pittman, Michael2; Mayr, Gerald3,4; Schwarz, Daniela5; Xu, Xing6
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| 刊名 | SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
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| 出版日期 | 2019-02-04 |
| 卷号 | 9页码:6 |
| ISSN号 | 2045-2322 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41598-018-37343-7 |
| 通讯作者 | Kaye, Thomas G.(tom@tomkaye.com) |
| 英文摘要 | In 1862, a fossil feather from the Solnhofen quarries was described as the holotype of the iconic Archaeopteryx lithographica. The isolated feather's identification has been problematic, and the fossil was considered either a primary, secondary or, most recently, a primary covert. The specimen is surrounded by the 'mystery of the missing quill'. The calamus described in the original paper is unseen today, even under x-ray fluorescence and UV imaging, challenging its original existence. We answer this question using Laser-Stimulated Fluorescence (LSF) through the recovery of the geochemical halo from the original calamus matching the published description. Our study therefore shows that new techniques applied to well-studied iconic fossils can still provide valuable insights. The morphology of the complete feather excludes it as a primary, secondary or tail feather of Archaeopteryx. However, it could be a covert or a contour feather, especially since the latter are not well known in Archaeopteryx. The possibility remains that it stems from a different feathered dinosaur that lived in the Solnhofen Archipelago. The most recent analysis of the isolated feather considers it to be a primary covert. If this is the case, it lacks a distinct s-shaped centerline found in modern primary coverts that appears to be documented here for the first time. |
| WOS关键词 | DINOSAUR ; SPECIMEN |
| 资助项目 | Dr. Stephen S.F. Hui Trust Fund[201403173007] ; Research Grant Council of Hong Kong's General Research Fund[17103315] ; Faculty of Science of the University of Hong Kong ; HKU MOOC Dinosaur Ecosystems ; National Science Foundation of China[41688103] |
| WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000457616300071 |
| 出版者 | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP |
| 资助机构 | Dr. Stephen S.F. Hui Trust Fund ; Research Grant Council of Hong Kong's General Research Fund ; Faculty of Science of the University of Hong Kong ; HKU MOOC Dinosaur Ecosystems ; National Science Foundation of China |
| 源URL | [http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/9333]  |
| 专题 | 中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所 |
| 通讯作者 | Kaye, Thomas G. |
| 作者单位 | 1.Fdn Sci Adv, Sierra Vista, AZ 85650 USA 2.Univ Hong Kong, Dept Earth Sci, Vertebrate Palaeontol Lab, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, Peoples R China 3.Senckenberg Res Inst, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325 Frankfurt, Germany 4.Nat Hist Museum Frankfurt, Ornithol Sect, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325 Frankfurt, Germany 5.Leibniz Inst Evolut & Biodivers Sci, Museum Nat Kunde, D-10115 Berlin, Germany 6.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Kaye, Thomas G.,Pittman, Michael,Mayr, Gerald,et al. Detection of lost calamus challenges identity of isolated Archaeopteryx feather[J]. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,2019,9:6. |
| APA | Kaye, Thomas G.,Pittman, Michael,Mayr, Gerald,Schwarz, Daniela,&Xu, Xing.(2019).Detection of lost calamus challenges identity of isolated Archaeopteryx feather.SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,9,6. |
| MLA | Kaye, Thomas G.,et al."Detection of lost calamus challenges identity of isolated Archaeopteryx feather".SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 9(2019):6. |
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