Comparison of skull morphology of dinosaurs, Yuanchuavis, and modern birds, demonstrating that key components of the two chains of skull bones critical for cranial kinesis are lacking in Yuanchuavis and dinosaurs (IMAGE)

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Comparison of skull morphology of dinosaurs, Yuanchuavis, and modern birds, demonstrating that key components of the two chains of skull bones critical for cranial kinesis are lacking in Yuanchuavis and dinosaurs

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Comparison of skull morphology of dinosaurs, Yuanchuavis, and modern birds, demonstrating that key components of the two chains of skull bones critical for cranial kinesis are lacking in Yuanchuavis and dinosaurs

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WANG Min

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