Mandibular morphology clarifies phylogenetic relationships near the origin of crown birds
Our data reveal new insight into patterns of morphological evolution near the origin of the avian crown group while raising new phylogenetic questions, emphasising the potential untapped value of detailed comparative investigations of morphological complexes such as the post-dentary complex of the mandible for informing the early evolutionary history of crown birds.
Authors
- Juan Benito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4497-2058)
- Daniel T. Ksepka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3020-6803)
- Daniel J. Field (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1786-0352)
- Abi Crane
- Albert Chen
Institutions
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Bruce Museum (US)
- Institute of Zoology (KZ)
- Department of Earth Sciences (RU)
- University of Southampton (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Ecology and Evolution
- Published
- 2025-12-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-025-02487-4
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.66