The developing bird pelvis passes through ancestral dinosaurian conditions - Nature.com

7/27/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago

The developing pelvis in birds revisits its dinosaurian state before transitioning to the characteristic avian form, providing evidence of terminal addition during evolution.

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