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Computed tomography of Archaeopteryx

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2016

B. Haubitz,
M. Prokop,
W. Döhring,
J. H. Ostrom and
P. Wellnhofer
B. Haubitz
Affiliation:
Abteilung Neuroradiologie, Medizinische Hochschule, D-3200 Hannover, Federal Republic of Germany
M. Prokop
Affiliation:
Abteilung Diagnostische Radiologie I, Medizinische Hochschule, D-3200 Hannover, Federal Republic of Germany
W. Döhring
Affiliation:
Abteilung Diagnostische Radiologie I, Medizinische Hochschule, D-3200 Hannover, Federal Republic of Germany
J. H. Ostrom
Affiliation:
Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511
P. Wellnhofer
Affiliation:
Bayerische Staatssammlung Paläontologie & Geologie, D-8000 Munich, Federal Republic of Germany
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Abstract

Application of computed tomography to the most recently recognized specimen of Archaeopteryx demonstrates the potential of this technique for paleontological issues. Contrary to earlier interpretations of these specimens, the results of computed tomography appear to show the presence of an avian-like doubled-headed quadrate bone in this earliest true bird.

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Paleobiology , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , Spring 1988, pp. 206 - 213
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