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Late Cretaceous neornithine from Europe illuminates the origins of crown birds

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Field, Daniel J., Benito, Juan, Chen, Albert, Jagt, John W. M., Ksepka, Daniel T. (2020): Late Cretaceous neornithine from Europe illuminates the origins of crown birds. Nature 579: 397-414, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2096-0

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