Recent coelurosaurian discoveries have greatly enriched our knowledge of the transition fromdinosaurs to birds, but all reported taxa close to this transition are from relatively well knowncoelurosaurian groups. Here we report a new basal avialan, Epidexipteryx hui gen. et sp. nov.,from the Middle to Late Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China. This new species is characterizedby an unexpected combination of characters seen in several different theropod groups,particularly the Oviraptorosauria. Phylogenetic analysis shows it to be the sister taxon toEpidendrosaurus, forming a new clade atthe base of Avialae. Epidexipteryx also possesses twopairs of elongate ribbon-like tail feathers, and its limbs lack contour feathersfor flight. This finding shows that a member of the avialan lineage experimented with integumentary ornamentation as early as the Middle to Late Jurassic, and provides furtherevidence relating to this aspect of the transition from non-avian theropods to birds.Fucheng Zhang. 'A bizarre Jurassic maniraptoran from China with elongate ribbon-like feathers". NatureWhat suggests the integumentary ornamentation in the Early and Middle to Late Jurassic?A) There is a transition in the Early Jurassic to the Middle or Late JurassicB) There is evidence related to the transition of the non-avian theropods to birdsC) There is a relation between the integumentary ornamentation and the AvialaeD) There is a transition of the Avialae to non-avian theropods

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What suggests the integumentary ornamentation in the Early and Middle to Late Jurassic?

  • (Opción A) There is a transition in the Early Jurassic to the Middle or Late Jurassic.

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  • Fórmula: Pronombre personal + verbo to be + verbo con -ing + complemento.
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