On September 17, the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences released a message, led by researcher Wang Min and academician Zhou Zhonghe of the institute, and jointly with Chinese and foreign counterparts, the latest discovery and name of the Early Cretaceous anti-birds 120 million years ago in Liaoning The new genus "Yuān chú" (Yuān chú) (also known as 鹓鶵 young, is a sacred bird in Chinese myths and legends) of Pengbird family, research has revealed that the dynamic interaction of sexual selection and natural selection affects birds The influence of early evolution.
This research paper on the evolution of bird tail feathers was published online in the international professional academic journal "Contemporary Biology" on the night of September 16, Beijing time.
The picture shows the orthopedic specimen of the Ya-tailed Gnome fossil.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Sun Zifa
Release time: 2021-09-18 07:36:25 【Editor: Li Jun】