A Mesozoic bird from Gondwana preserving feathers

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De Souza Carvalho, Ismar; Novas, Fernando Emilio; Agnolin, Federico; Isasi, Marcelo Pablo; Freitas, Francisco I.; Andrade, José A.
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2015
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The fossil record of birds in the Mesozoic of Gondwana is mostly based on isolated and often poorly preserved specimens, none of which has preserved details on feather anatomy. We provide the description of a fossil bird represented by a skeleton with feathers from the Early Cretaceous of Gondwana (NE Brazil). The specimen sheds light on the homology and 3D structure of the rachis-dominated feathers, previously known from two-dimensional slabs. The rectrices exhibit a row of rounded spots, probably corresponding to some original colour pattern. The specimen supports the identification of the feather scapus as the rachis, which is notably robust and elliptical in cross-section. In spite of its juvenile nature, the tail plumage resembles the feathering of adult individuals of modern birds. Documentation of rachis-dominated tail in South American enantiornithines broadens the paleobiogeographic distribution of basal birds with this tail feather morphotype, up to now only reported from China.
Fil: De Souza Carvalho, Ismar. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Novas, Fernando Emilio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: Agnolin, Federico. Universidad Maimónides; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: Isasi, Marcelo Pablo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides; Argentina
Fil: Freitas, Francisco I.. Geopark Araripe; Brasil
Fil: Andrade, José A.. No especifíca;
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Cratoavis cearensis
Bacia do Araripe
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spelling A Mesozoic bird from Gondwana preserving feathersDe Souza Carvalho, IsmarNovas, Fernando EmilioAgnolin, FedericoIsasi, Marcelo PabloFreitas, Francisco I.Andrade, José A.Cratoavis cearensisBacia do AraripeAve fóssilBrasilhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The fossil record of birds in the Mesozoic of Gondwana is mostly based on isolated and often poorly preserved specimens, none of which has preserved details on feather anatomy. We provide the description of a fossil bird represented by a skeleton with feathers from the Early Cretaceous of Gondwana (NE Brazil). The specimen sheds light on the homology and 3D structure of the rachis-dominated feathers, previously known from two-dimensional slabs. The rectrices exhibit a row of rounded spots, probably corresponding to some original colour pattern. The specimen supports the identification of the feather scapus as the rachis, which is notably robust and elliptical in cross-section. In spite of its juvenile nature, the tail plumage resembles the feathering of adult individuals of modern birds. Documentation of rachis-dominated tail in South American enantiornithines broadens the paleobiogeographic distribution of basal birds with this tail feather morphotype, up to now only reported from China.Fil: De Souza Carvalho, Ismar. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; BrasilFil: Novas, Fernando Emilio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; ArgentinaFil: Agnolin, Federico. Universidad Maimónides; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; ArgentinaFil: Isasi, Marcelo Pablo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides; ArgentinaFil: Freitas, Francisco I.. Geopark Araripe; BrasilFil: Andrade, José A.. No especifíca;Nature2015-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/212532De Souza Carvalho, Ismar; Novas, Fernando Emilio; Agnolin, Federico; Isasi, Marcelo Pablo; Freitas, Francisco I.; et al.; A Mesozoic bird from Gondwana preserving feathers; Nature; Nature Communications; 6; 6-2015; 1-52041-1723CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1038/ncomms8141info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:38:21Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/212532instacron: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 10:38:21.584CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A Mesozoic bird from Gondwana preserving feathers
title A Mesozoic bird from Gondwana preserving feathers
spellingShingle A Mesozoic bird from Gondwana preserving feathers
De Souza Carvalho, Ismar
Cratoavis cearensis
Bacia do Araripe
Ave fóssil
Brasil
title_short A Mesozoic bird from Gondwana preserving feathers
title_full A Mesozoic bird from Gondwana preserving feathers
title_fullStr A Mesozoic bird from Gondwana preserving feathers
title_full_unstemmed A Mesozoic bird from Gondwana preserving feathers
title_sort A Mesozoic bird from Gondwana preserving feathers
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv De Souza Carvalho, Ismar
Novas, Fernando Emilio
Agnolin, Federico
Isasi, Marcelo Pablo
Freitas, Francisco I.
Andrade, José A.
author De Souza Carvalho, Ismar
author_facet De Souza Carvalho, Ismar
Novas, Fernando Emilio
Agnolin, Federico
Isasi, Marcelo Pablo
Freitas, Francisco I.
Andrade, José A.
author_role author
author2 Novas, Fernando Emilio
Agnolin, Federico
Isasi, Marcelo Pablo
Freitas, Francisco I.
Andrade, José A.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cratoavis cearensis
Bacia do Araripe
Ave fóssil
Brasil
topic Cratoavis cearensis
Bacia do Araripe
Ave fóssil
Brasil
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The fossil record of birds in the Mesozoic of Gondwana is mostly based on isolated and often poorly preserved specimens, none of which has preserved details on feather anatomy. We provide the description of a fossil bird represented by a skeleton with feathers from the Early Cretaceous of Gondwana (NE Brazil). The specimen sheds light on the homology and 3D structure of the rachis-dominated feathers, previously known from two-dimensional slabs. The rectrices exhibit a row of rounded spots, probably corresponding to some original colour pattern. The specimen supports the identification of the feather scapus as the rachis, which is notably robust and elliptical in cross-section. In spite of its juvenile nature, the tail plumage resembles the feathering of adult individuals of modern birds. Documentation of rachis-dominated tail in South American enantiornithines broadens the paleobiogeographic distribution of basal birds with this tail feather morphotype, up to now only reported from China.
Fil: De Souza Carvalho, Ismar. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Brasil
Fil: Novas, Fernando Emilio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: Agnolin, Federico. Universidad Maimónides; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: Isasi, Marcelo Pablo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina. Universidad Maimónides; Argentina
Fil: Freitas, Francisco I.. Geopark Araripe; Brasil
Fil: Andrade, José A.. No especifíca;
description The fossil record of birds in the Mesozoic of Gondwana is mostly based on isolated and often poorly preserved specimens, none of which has preserved details on feather anatomy. We provide the description of a fossil bird represented by a skeleton with feathers from the Early Cretaceous of Gondwana (NE Brazil). The specimen sheds light on the homology and 3D structure of the rachis-dominated feathers, previously known from two-dimensional slabs. The rectrices exhibit a row of rounded spots, probably corresponding to some original colour pattern. The specimen supports the identification of the feather scapus as the rachis, which is notably robust and elliptical in cross-section. In spite of its juvenile nature, the tail plumage resembles the feathering of adult individuals of modern birds. Documentation of rachis-dominated tail in South American enantiornithines broadens the paleobiogeographic distribution of basal birds with this tail feather morphotype, up to now only reported from China.
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De Souza Carvalho, Ismar; Novas, Fernando Emilio; Agnolin, Federico; Isasi, Marcelo Pablo; Freitas, Francisco I.; et al.; A Mesozoic bird from Gondwana preserving feathers; Nature; Nature Communications; 6; 6-2015; 1-5
2041-1723
CONICET Digital
CONICET
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