Incubating new ideas about avian reproduction/SJ Reynolds & DC Deeming--The fossil
record and evolution of avian egg nesting and incubation/DC Deeming--Nest construction …

For most dinosaurs, clutches consisted of a single layer of spherical to sub-spherical, highly
porous eggs that were probably fully buried. Both eggs and clutch form change drastically …

Abstract The Neuquén Basin, located at the foothills of the Central Andes of Argentina, with
superb and extended exposures, is a natural laboratory. It is important not only for its …

The reproductive biology of living birds differs dramatically from that of other extant
vertebrates. Although some attributes of modern avian reproduction had their origin within …

This chapter will cover clade definitions, the relationships within clades as well as the
occasional controversial relationships between different clades. Phylogenies arising from a …

Highlights•We examined correlated evolution between nest and egg characteristics in
birds.•The ancestral state of nests was semi-open with nest sites becoming more …

In recent decades, the Argentinian ornithopod record–which includes eight species that
have been described–has increased as a result of the discovery of diverse new bone …

Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) is a useful tool for gathering crystallographic
information from carbonate biominerals because it maps out the orientation of crystal grains …

An unabated surge of new and important discoveries continues to transform knowledge of
pennaraptoran biology and evolution amassed over the last 150+ years.! is chapter …

Background Unenlagiine paravians are among the most relevant Gondwanan theropod
dinosaur clades for understanding the origin of birds, yet their fossil record remains …