Abstract Fieldwork in the Early Cretaceous Jehol Group, northeastern China has revealed a
plethora of extraordinarily well-preserved fossils that are sha** some of the most …

Coelurosauria is the most diverse clade of theropod dinosaurs. Much of this diversity is
present in Paraves—the clade of dinosaurs containing dromaeosaurids, troodontids, and …

Vertebrate palaeontology is a lively field, with new discoveries reported every week... and
not only dinosaurs! This new edition reflects the international scope of vertebrate …

The limited ranges of the wild progenitors of many of the primary European domestic
species point to their origins further east in Anatolia or the fertile crescent,. The wild ox (Bos …

Uncertainties in the phylogeny of birds (Avialae) and their closest relatives have impeded
deeper understanding of early theropod flight. To help address this, we produced an …

Long-distance dispersal (LDD) is central to species expansion following climate change, re-
colonization of disturbed areas and control of pests,,,,,,,. The current paradigm is that the …

Although the dinosaurian hypothesis of bird origins is widely accepted, debate remains
about how the ancestor of birds first learned to fly. Here we provide new evidence …

For millions of years, clues to the biology of dinosaurs lie locked within the microscopic
structure of their bones. Here one of the world's leading experts on fossil bone …

Archaeopteryx is widely accepted as being the most basal bird, and accordingly it is
regarded as central to understanding avialan origins; however, recent discoveries of derived …

Progress on the evolutionary origin and diversification of feathers has been hampered by
conceptual problems and by the lack of plesiomorphic feather fossils. Recently, both of these …