An unusually large bird wing in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber

• Published in: Cretaceous research Vol. 110; p. 104412
• Main Authors: Xing, Lida, McKellar, Ryan C., O'Connor, Jingmai K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2020
• Subjects: Albian-Cenomanian; Enantiornithes; Myanmar; Palaeoecology; Pigmentation; Myanmar; Palaeoecology; Albian-Cenomanian; Pigmentation; Enantiornithes

All of the bird specimens previously recovered from Burmese amber have belonged to either immature specimens, or small-bodied taxa belonging to Enantiornithes. This has led to questions about whether the size bias inherent to preservation in amber has limited inclusions to smaller individuals or spe...