中华神州鸟的发现及其科学意义

Discovery of Shenzhouraptor sinensis Ji et al.,2002,and its scient ific value

本文简要回顾了国际鸟类起源研究的历史,论述了中华神州鸟的发现在鸟类起源和早期演化研究中的科学意义,有力支持了鸟类的“兽脚类恐龙起源假说”和“陆地奔跑飞行起源假说”。

This paper briefly introduces the history of the international st udy on origin of birds and the significance of the discovery of Shenzhourapto r sinensis Ji et al.,2002.It is sure that Shenzhouraptor sinen-sis Ji et al.,2002is really capable flight ,representing a new avialian bird and o ne of missing links from theropod dinosaurs to birds.