Unusual morphology in the mid-Cretaceous lizard Oculudentavis

Autores
Bolet, Arnau; Stanley, Edward L.; Daza, Juan D.; Arias Becerra, Joan Salvador; Cernansky, Andrej; Vidal García, Marta; Bauer, Aaron M.; Bevitt, Joseph J.; Peretti, Adolf; Evans, Susan E.
Año de publicación
2021
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
Oculudentavis khaungraae was described based on a tiny skull trapped in amber. The slender tapering rostrum with retracted narial openings, large eyes, and short vaulted braincase led to its identification as the smallest avian dinosaur on record, comparable to the smallest living hummingbirds. Despite its bird-like appearance, Oculudentavis showed several features inconsistent with its original phylogenetic placement. Here, we describe a more complete specimen that demonstrates Oculudentavis is actually a bizarre lizard of uncertain position. The new specimen is described as a new species within the genus Oculudentavis. The new interpretation and phylogenetic placement highlight a rare case of convergent evolution in skull proportions but apparently not in morphological characters. Our results re-affirm the importance of Myanmar amber in yielding unusual taxa from a forest ecosystem rarely represented in the fossil record.
Fil: Bolet, Arnau. Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona; España
Fil: Stanley, Edward L.. Florida Museum Of Natural History; Estados Unidos
Fil: Daza, Juan D.. Sam Houston State University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Arias Becerra, Joan Salvador. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tucumán. Unidad Ejecutora Lillo; Argentina
Fil: Cernansky, Andrej. Comenius University In Brastislava; Eslovaquia
Fil: Vidal García, Marta. University of Calgary. Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy; Canadá
Fil: Bauer, Aaron M.. Villanova University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Bevitt, Joseph J.. Australian Nuclear Science And Technology Organisation; Australia
Fil: Peretti, Adolf. Peretti Museum Foundation; Suiza
Fil: Evans, Susan E.. University College London; Estados Unidos
Materia
BURMITE
COMPARATIVE ANATOMY
CRETACEOUS
DINOSAUR
HRCT
LIZARD
MYANMAR
OSTEOLOGY
PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSES
SYNCHROTRON
Nivel de accesibilidad
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spelling Unusual morphology in the mid-Cretaceous lizard OculudentavisBolet, ArnauStanley, Edward L.Daza, Juan D.Arias Becerra, Joan SalvadorCernansky, AndrejVidal García, MartaBauer, Aaron M.Bevitt, Joseph J.Peretti, AdolfEvans, Susan E.BURMITECOMPARATIVE ANATOMYCRETACEOUSDINOSAURHRCTLIZARDMYANMAROSTEOLOGYPHYLOGENETIC ANALYSESSYNCHROTRONhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Oculudentavis khaungraae was described based on a tiny skull trapped in amber. The slender tapering rostrum with retracted narial openings, large eyes, and short vaulted braincase led to its identification as the smallest avian dinosaur on record, comparable to the smallest living hummingbirds. Despite its bird-like appearance, Oculudentavis showed several features inconsistent with its original phylogenetic placement. Here, we describe a more complete specimen that demonstrates Oculudentavis is actually a bizarre lizard of uncertain position. The new specimen is described as a new species within the genus Oculudentavis. The new interpretation and phylogenetic placement highlight a rare case of convergent evolution in skull proportions but apparently not in morphological characters. Our results re-affirm the importance of Myanmar amber in yielding unusual taxa from a forest ecosystem rarely represented in the fossil record.Fil: Bolet, Arnau. Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Stanley, Edward L.. Florida Museum Of Natural History; Estados UnidosFil: Daza, Juan D.. Sam Houston State University; Estados UnidosFil: Arias Becerra, Joan Salvador. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tucumán. Unidad Ejecutora Lillo; ArgentinaFil: Cernansky, Andrej. Comenius University In Brastislava; EslovaquiaFil: Vidal García, Marta. University of Calgary. Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy; CanadáFil: Bauer, Aaron M.. Villanova University; Estados UnidosFil: Bevitt, Joseph J.. Australian Nuclear Science And Technology Organisation; AustraliaFil: Peretti, Adolf. Peretti Museum Foundation; SuizaFil: Evans, Susan E.. University College London; Estados UnidosCell Press2021-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/148383Bolet, Arnau; Stanley, Edward L.; Daza, Juan D.; Arias Becerra, Joan Salvador; Cernansky, Andrej; et al.; Unusual morphology in the mid-Cretaceous lizard Oculudentavis; Cell Press; Current Biology; 31; 15; 6-2021; 3303-3314.e30960-9822CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0960982221007387info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.040info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:22:56Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/148383instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:22:56.518CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Unusual morphology in the mid-Cretaceous lizard Oculudentavis
title Unusual morphology in the mid-Cretaceous lizard Oculudentavis
spellingShingle Unusual morphology in the mid-Cretaceous lizard Oculudentavis
Bolet, Arnau
BURMITE
COMPARATIVE ANATOMY
CRETACEOUS
DINOSAUR
HRCT
LIZARD
MYANMAR
OSTEOLOGY
PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSES
SYNCHROTRON
title_short Unusual morphology in the mid-Cretaceous lizard Oculudentavis
title_full Unusual morphology in the mid-Cretaceous lizard Oculudentavis
title_fullStr Unusual morphology in the mid-Cretaceous lizard Oculudentavis
title_full_unstemmed Unusual morphology in the mid-Cretaceous lizard Oculudentavis
title_sort Unusual morphology in the mid-Cretaceous lizard Oculudentavis
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bolet, Arnau
Stanley, Edward L.
Daza, Juan D.
Arias Becerra, Joan Salvador
Cernansky, Andrej
Vidal García, Marta
Bauer, Aaron M.
Bevitt, Joseph J.
Peretti, Adolf
Evans, Susan E.
author Bolet, Arnau
author_facet Bolet, Arnau
Stanley, Edward L.
Daza, Juan D.
Arias Becerra, Joan Salvador
Cernansky, Andrej
Vidal García, Marta
Bauer, Aaron M.
Bevitt, Joseph J.
Peretti, Adolf
Evans, Susan E.
author_role author
author2 Stanley, Edward L.
Daza, Juan D.
Arias Becerra, Joan Salvador
Cernansky, Andrej
Vidal García, Marta
Bauer, Aaron M.
Bevitt, Joseph J.
Peretti, Adolf
Evans, Susan E.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv BURMITE
COMPARATIVE ANATOMY
CRETACEOUS
DINOSAUR
HRCT
LIZARD
MYANMAR
OSTEOLOGY
PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSES
SYNCHROTRON
topic BURMITE
COMPARATIVE ANATOMY
CRETACEOUS
DINOSAUR
HRCT
LIZARD
MYANMAR
OSTEOLOGY
PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSES
SYNCHROTRON
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Oculudentavis khaungraae was described based on a tiny skull trapped in amber. The slender tapering rostrum with retracted narial openings, large eyes, and short vaulted braincase led to its identification as the smallest avian dinosaur on record, comparable to the smallest living hummingbirds. Despite its bird-like appearance, Oculudentavis showed several features inconsistent with its original phylogenetic placement. Here, we describe a more complete specimen that demonstrates Oculudentavis is actually a bizarre lizard of uncertain position. The new specimen is described as a new species within the genus Oculudentavis. The new interpretation and phylogenetic placement highlight a rare case of convergent evolution in skull proportions but apparently not in morphological characters. Our results re-affirm the importance of Myanmar amber in yielding unusual taxa from a forest ecosystem rarely represented in the fossil record.
Fil: Bolet, Arnau. Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona; España
Fil: Stanley, Edward L.. Florida Museum Of Natural History; Estados Unidos
Fil: Daza, Juan D.. Sam Houston State University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Arias Becerra, Joan Salvador. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tucumán. Unidad Ejecutora Lillo; Argentina
Fil: Cernansky, Andrej. Comenius University In Brastislava; Eslovaquia
Fil: Vidal García, Marta. University of Calgary. Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy; Canadá
Fil: Bauer, Aaron M.. Villanova University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Bevitt, Joseph J.. Australian Nuclear Science And Technology Organisation; Australia
Fil: Peretti, Adolf. Peretti Museum Foundation; Suiza
Fil: Evans, Susan E.. University College London; Estados Unidos
description Oculudentavis khaungraae was described based on a tiny skull trapped in amber. The slender tapering rostrum with retracted narial openings, large eyes, and short vaulted braincase led to its identification as the smallest avian dinosaur on record, comparable to the smallest living hummingbirds. Despite its bird-like appearance, Oculudentavis showed several features inconsistent with its original phylogenetic placement. Here, we describe a more complete specimen that demonstrates Oculudentavis is actually a bizarre lizard of uncertain position. The new specimen is described as a new species within the genus Oculudentavis. The new interpretation and phylogenetic placement highlight a rare case of convergent evolution in skull proportions but apparently not in morphological characters. Our results re-affirm the importance of Myanmar amber in yielding unusual taxa from a forest ecosystem rarely represented in the fossil record.
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