The discovery of abundant Mesozoic avian fossils, beginning with Archaeopteryx in the 1800’s and increasing dramatically since the 1990’s with the discovery of numerous Chinese fossils, has provided r
Table 3. Measurements [in µm] of selected morphological structures of individuals of Macrobiotus annewintersae sp. nov. mounted in Hoyer’s medium (N-number of specimens/structures measured, RANGE refe
Anterior, posterior and lateral SCCs (semicircular canals) were noted respectively ASCC, PSCC and LSCC. Landmarks of Type I were well defined locally; their homology from individual to another was str
TABLE 2. Means±SD of SVL and medians of ratios of metric characters (R = %SVL), CG (L), LO in male. H. sumidai (n=19)H. geiyoensis (n=16)H. akiensis (n=27)SVL48.0±4.6 (36.2–56.9)60.4±3.7 (53.3–67.3)48
