The most important result of our analysis is the removal of the Archaeopterygidae from the Avialae and its placement at the base of the Deinonychosauria, which challenges the long-held opinion that ...

Chinese scientists announced on Wednesday their latest discoveries of Avialae dating back to the late Jurassic Period, which lived in East China’s Fujian Province, the southernmost location where this ...

The early relationships of a group called Avialae, the dinosaur line leading directly to modern birds, have been a hot point of debate. Over the last few years, with new bird-like dinosaur discoveries ...