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First report of gastroliths in the Early Cretaceous basal bird Jeholornis

文献类型:期刊论文

作者O'Connor, Jingmai1; Wang, Xiaoli2,3; Sullivan, Corwin4,5; Wang, Yan2,3; Zheng, Xiaoting2,3; Hu, Han1; Zhang, Xiaomei3; Zhou, Zhonghe1
刊名CRETACEOUS RESEARCH
出版日期2018-04-01
卷号84页码:200-208
ISSN号0195-6671
关键词Ayes Digestive System Gizzard Jeholornis Diet
DOI10.1016/j.cretres.2017.10.031
文献子类Article
英文摘要Seeds preserved in association with the holotype of feholornis prima provided the first direct evidence of granivory in any Mesozoic bird. Although this long boney-tailed bird also displays several morphological indicators correlated with herbivory such as reduced dentition and a deep mandible, Jeholornis has not been previously reported to possess a gastric mill. However, this feature is commonly linked to herbivory in theropod dinosaurs and present in at least one sympatric ornithuromorph and the basal pygostylian Sapeornis, which also preserve direct evidence of granivory. Here we describe gastrolith masses preserved in five specimens of Jeholornis. The cluster of gizzard stones is nearly identical in each specimen, consisting of a tightly associated mass of proportionately small stones. Three previously undescribed specimens preserving seeds are also identified. Unlike in Sapeornis and a previously described ornithuromorph, no specimen of Jeholornis preserves both seeds and gastroliths. This may be due to the fact that, unlike in other Early Cretaceous birds, the seeds preserved in specimens of Jeholornis are found in the abdomen, suggesting that feholornis may have resembled extant ratites in lacking an esophageal crop. Consistent differences in the preservation and morphology of the gastrolith mass between Jeholornis and other early birds hint at subtle variations in alimentary function among basal lineages. Differences in ingested seed morphology among taxa in turn suggest these functional variations may be at least partially related to differences in diet. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
WOS关键词AVES ORNITHOTHORACES ; NORTHEASTERN CHINA ; EVOLUTION ; DINOSAURS ; PATTERNS ; DIET
WOS研究方向Geology ; Paleontology
语种英语
出版者ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
WOS记录号WOS:000426412900018
资助机构National Science Foundation of China(NSFC 41372014 ; 41472023 ; 41402017)
源URL[http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/8737]  
专题中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者O'Connor, Jingmai
作者单位1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China
2.Linyi Univ, Inst Geol & Paleontol, Linyi 276000, Shandong, Peoples R China
3.Tianyu Nat Hist Museum Shandong, Pingyi 273300, Shandong, Peoples R China
4.Univ Alberta, Dept Biol Sci, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
5.Philip J Currie Dinosaur Museum, Wembley, AB T0H 3S0, Canada
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O'Connor, Jingmai,Wang, Xiaoli,Sullivan, Corwin,et al. First report of gastroliths in the Early Cretaceous basal bird Jeholornis[J]. CRETACEOUS RESEARCH,2018,84:200-208.
APA O'Connor, Jingmai.,Wang, Xiaoli.,Sullivan, Corwin.,Wang, Yan.,Zheng, Xiaoting.,...&Zhou, Zhonghe.(2018).First report of gastroliths in the Early Cretaceous basal bird Jeholornis.CRETACEOUS RESEARCH,84,200-208.
MLA O'Connor, Jingmai,et al."First report of gastroliths in the Early Cretaceous basal bird Jeholornis".CRETACEOUS RESEARCH 84(2018):200-208.

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