Taphonomic damage obfuscates interpretation of the retroarticular region of the Asteriornis mandible
A. Crane, J. Benito, A. Chen, G. Musser, C. R. Torres, J. A. Clarke, S. Lautenschlager, D. T. Ksepka, D. J. Field
The paper reinterprets the retroarticular region of Asteriornis mandible, showing taphonomic damage obscured its morphology, and updates phylogenetic analysis to support its placement as a total-group galloanseran.
bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2023 · PreprintPaleontology