Confuciusornis

References

1. Wikipedia, "Confuciusornis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ivanov, M., Hrdlickova, S. & Gregorova, R. (2001) The Complete Encyclopedia of Fossils. Rebo Publishers, Netherlands. pp. 312; "Exceptional preservation of soft tissue in a new specimen of Eoconfuciusornis and its biological implications", National Science Review, 2017, p. 441–452 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
2. Wikipedia, "Confuciusornis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Xu, "Non-Avian dinosaur fossils from the Lower Cretaceous Jehol Group of western Liaoning, China", Geological Journal, 2006, p. 419–437 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
3. Wikipedia, "Confuciusornis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Martin, "Confuciusornis sanctus compared to Archaeopteryx lithographica", Naturwissenschaften, 1998, p. 286–289 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
4. Wikipedia, "Confuciusornis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Zhonghe, "Mesozoic birds: above the heads of dinosaurs", University of California Press, 2002, p. 160–183; Zhou, "The discovery of Early Cretaceous birds in China", Acta Palaeornithologica, 1995, p. 9–22 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
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8. Open Library record, ISBN 9780520200944 ("Mesozoic Birds"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org

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