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Science 20 March 1998:
Vol. 279. no. 5358, pp. 1915 - 1919
DOI: 10.1126/science.279.5358.1915
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The Theropod Ancestry of Birds: New Evidence from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar
Catherine A. Forster,
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Scott D. Sampson,
Luis M. Chiappe,
David W. Krause
A partial skeleton of a primitive bird, Rahona ostromi,
gen. et sp. nov., has been discovered from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. This specimen, although exhibiting avian features such as a
reversed hallux and ulnar papillae, retains characteristics that
indicate a theropod ancestry, including a pubic foot and hyposphene-hypantra vertebral articulations. Rahona has a
robust, hyperextendible second digit on the hind foot that terminates in a sicklelike claw, a unique characteristic of the theropod groups
Troodontidae and Dromaeosauridae. A phylogenetic analysis places
Rahona with Archaeopteryx, making
Rahona one of the most primitive birds yet discovered.
C. A. Forster and D. W. Krause, Department of Anatomical
Sciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
11794, USA.
S. D. Sampson, Department of Anatomy, New York College of
Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY 11568, USA.
L. M. Chiappe, Department of Ornithology, American Museum of
Natural History, 79th Street at Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, USA.
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To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
cforster{at}mail.som.sunysb.edu
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