早期鸟类化石的发现和鸟类飞行的起源

Discovery of Early Birds and the Origin of Avian Flight

中国中生代鸟类化石的发现反映了早期鸟类演化史上最早的辐射 过程。对这些鸟类生活习性和飞行能力的研究还支持了鸟类飞行的树栖起源假说。

The Chinese Mesozoic birds document the earliest radiations of birds.Studies of the habits and the flight capability of these early birds also provide further evidence for the arboreal hypothesis of the origin of avian flight.