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Title: Evolutionary origins of the avian brain.
Authors: Balanoff, Amy M., Bever, Gabe S., Rowe, Timothy B., Norell, Mark A.
Source: Nature. 9/5/2013, Vol. 501 Issue 7465, p93-96. 4p. 1 Diagram, 3 Graphs.
Subjects: Brain physiology, Bird evolution, Avian anatomy, Dinosaurs, Veterinary neurology, Phylogeny
Abstract: Features that were once considered exclusive to modern birds, such as feathers and a furcula, are now known to have first appeared in non-avian dinosaurs. However, relatively little is known of the early evolutionary history of the hyperinflated brain that distinguishes birds from other living reptiles and provides the important neurological capablities required by flight. Here we use high-resolution computed tomography to estimate and compare cranial volumes of extant birds, the early avialan Archaeopteryx lithographica, and a number of non-avian maniraptoran dinosaurs that are phylogenetically close to the origins of both Avialae and avian flight. Previous work established that avian cerebral expansion began early in theropod history and that the cranial cavity of Archaeopteryx was volumetrically intermediate between these early forms and modern birds. Our new data indicate that the relative size of the cranial cavity of Archaeopteryx is reflective of a more generalized maniraptoran volumetric signature and in several instances is actually smaller than that of other non-avian dinosaurs. Thus, bird-like encephalization indices evolved multiple times, supporting the conclusion that if Archaeopteryx had the neurological capabilities required of flight, so did at least some other non-avian maniraptorans. This is congruent with recent findings that avialans were not unique among maniraptorans in their ability to fly in some form. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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