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Agnolin, F. L., Motta, M. J., Egli, F. B., Coco, G. L., and Novas, F. E., 2019, Paravian phylogeny and the dinosaur-bird transition: an overview: Fronters in earth science, v. 6, article 252, 28pp.

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Benson, R. B. J., Hunt, G,. Carrano, M. T., and Campione, N., 2019, Cope's rule and the adaptive landsacpe of dinosaur body size evolution: Palaeontology, v. 61, part 1, p. 13-48.

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Dececchi, T. A., Larsson, H. C. E., Pittman, M., and Habib, M. B., 2020, Chapter 11, High flyer or high fashion? a comparison of flight potential among small-bodied paravians: In: Pennaraptorna theropod dinosaurs past progress and new frontiers, edited by Pittman, M., and Xu, X., Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 440, p. 295-320.

Ding, A., Pittman, M., Upchurch, P., O'Connor, J., Field, D. J., and Xu, X., 2020, Chapter 4, The biogeography of Coelurosaurian theropods and its impact on thier evolutionary history:  In: Pennaraptorna theropod dinosaurs past progress and new frontiers, edited by Pittman, M., and Xu, X., Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 440, p. 117-157.

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Foth, C., and Rauhut, O. W. M., 2017, Re-evaluation of the Haarlem Archaeopteryx and the radiation of maniraptoran theropod dinosaurs: BMC Evolutionary Biology, 18;236 16pp.

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Godefroit, P., Demuynck, H., Dyke, G., Hu, D., Escuillie, F., and Claeys, P., 2013, Reduced plumage and flight ablity of a new Jurassic paravian theropod from China: Nature Communications, published online, 6pp.

Guo, X., Xu, L., and Jia, S., 2018, Morphological and phylogenetic study based on new materials of Anchiornis huxleyi (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from Jianchang, Western Liaoning, China: Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), v. 92,n. 1, p. 1-15.

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Hendrickx, C., Mateus, O., Araujo, R., and Choiniere, J., 2019, The distribution of dental features in non-avian theropod dinosaurs: taxonomic potential, degree of homoplasy, and major evolutionary trends: Palaeontologia Electronica 22.3.74.1-110. 110 pp.

Hu, D., Clarke, J. A., Eliason, C. M., Qui, R., Li, Q., Shawkey, M. D., Zhao, C., D'Alba, L., Jiang, J., and Xu, X., 2018, A bony-crested Jurassic dinosaur with evidence of iridescent plumage highlights complexity in early paravian evolution: Nature Communications, published online, 12pp.

Hu, D,. Hou, L., Zhang, L., and Xu, X., 2009, A pre-Archaeopteryx troodontid theropod from China with long feathers on the metatarsus: Nature, v., 461, 640-643.

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Li, Q., Gao, K-Q., Vinther, J., Shawkey, M. D., Clarke, J. A., D'Alba, L., Meng, Q., Briggs, D. E. G., and Prum, R. O., 2010, Plumage color patterns of an extinct dinosaur: Science Express, 5 February 2010, 9 pp.

Liberona, J A. P., Soto-Acuna, S., Mendez, M. A., and Vargas, A. O., 2019, Assesment and interpretation of negative forelimb allometry in the evolution of non-avian Theropoda: Frontiers in Zoology, 16:44, published online, 13pp.

Longrich, N. R., Vinther, J, Meng, Q., Li, Q., and Russell, A. P., 2012, Primitive wing feather arrangement in Archaeopteryx lithographica and Anchiornis huxleyi: Current Biology, v. 22, p. 2262-2267.

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McNamara, M. E., Zhang, F., Kearns, S. L., Orr, P. J., Toulouse, A. Foley, T., Hone, D. W E., Rogers, C. S., Benton, M. J., Diane Johnson, Xu, X., and Zhou, Z., 2018, Fossilized skin reveals coevolution with feathers and metabolism in feathered dinosaurs and early birds: Nature Communications, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04443-x, published online, 7pp.

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Nebreda, S. M., Navalon, G., Menendez, I., Sigurdsen, T., Chiappe, L. M., and Marugan-Lobon, J., 202o, Section 2. Anatomical Frontiers, Chapter 6, Disparity and macroevolutionary transformation of the maniraptoran manus:  In: Pennaraptorna theropod dinosaurs past progress and new frontiers, edited by Pittman, M., and Xu, X., Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 440, p. 183-203.

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Pei, R., Li, Q., Meng, Q., Norell, M. A., and Gao, K.-Q., 2017, New specimens of Anchiornis huxleyi (Theropoda: Paraves) from the Late Jurassic of Northeastern China: Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, n. 411, 66pp.

Pittman, M., Heers, A. M., Serrano, F. J., Field, D. J., Habib, M. B., Dececchi, T. A., Kaye, T. G., and Larsson, H. C. E., 2020, Section 3. Early-flight study: Meathods, Status, and Frontiers, Chapter 10, Methods of studying early Theropod Flight: In: Pennaraptorna theropod dinosaurs past progress and new frontiers, edited by Pittman, M., and Xu, X., Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 440, p. 277-294.

Pittman, M., O'Connor, J., Tse, E., Makovicky, P., Field, D. J., Ma. W., Turner, A. H., Norell, M. A., Pei, R., and Xu, X., 2020, Chapter 2, The fossil record of Mesozoic and Paleocene Pennaraptorans:  In: Pennaraptorna theropod dinosaurs past progress and new frontiers, edited by Pittman, M., and Xu, X., Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 440, p. 37-95.

Pittman, M., O'Connor, J., Field, D. J., Turner, A. H., Ma, W., Makovicky, P., and Xu, X., 2020, Section 1. Systematics, fossil record, and biogeography. Chapter 1 Pennaroptoran Systematics: In: Pennaraptorna theropod dinosaurs past progress and new frontiers, edited by Pittman, M., and Xu, X., Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 440, p. 7-36.

Pol, D., and Goloboff, P. A., 2020, Chapter 3, The impact of unstable taxa in Coelurosaurian phylogeny and resampling support measures for parsimony analyses:  In: Pennaraptorna theropod dinosaurs past progress and new frontiers, edited by Pittman, M., and Xu, X., Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 440, p. 97-115.

Prondvai, E., Godefroit P., Adriaens, D., and Hu, D.-Y., 2018, Intraskeletal histovariability, allometric growth patterns, and their functional implications in brid-like dinosaurs: Scientific Reports, published online, 16pp.

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Wang, X., Pittman, M., Zheng, X., Kaye, T. G., Falk, A. R., Hartman, S. A., and Xu, X., 2017, Basal paravian functional anatomy illuminated by high-detail body outline: Nature Communications, published online, 6pp.

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Xu, X., 2012, Evolution: taking wing with weak feathers: Current Biology, v. 22, n. 23, p. 3pp.

Xu, X., 2016, Phylogenetic relationships of basal Pennaraptora: In: "La evolucion de los dinosaurios teropods de Gondwana", XXX Jornadas Argentians de Paleontologia de Vertebrados, 30 JAPV 2016, Libro de Resumenes, p. 76.

Xu, X., and Guo, Y., 2009, The origin and early evolution of feathers: insights from recent paleontological and neontological data: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 47, n. 4, p. 311-329.

Xu, X., and Hu, D., 2009, An exceptionally well preserved Jurassic terrestrial fauna in northeastern China: In: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 29, supplement to n. 3, 69th Annual Meeting, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology and 57th Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy (SPVCA): 204a.

Xu, X., Zhao, Q., Norell, M., Sullivan, C., Hone, D., Erickson, G., Wang, X., Han, F., and Guo, Y,. 2008, A new feathered maniraptoran dinosaur fossil that fills a morphological gap in avian origin: Chinese Science Bulletin, v. 54, n. 3, p. 430-435.

Xu, X., Zhao, Q., Sullivan, C., Tan, Q.-W., Sander, M., and Ma, Q.-Y., 2012, The taxonomy of the troodontid IVPP V 10597 reconsidered: Vertebrata PalAsiatica, v. 50, n. 2, p. 140-150.

Xu, X., Zhou, Z., Sullivan, C., Wang, Y., and Ren, D., 2016, An updated review of the Middle-Late Jurassic Yanliao Biota: Chronology, Taphonomy, Paleontology and Paleoecology: Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), v. 90, n. 6, p. 2229-2243.

Xu, X., Zhou, Z., Dudley, R., Mackem, S., Chuong, C.-M., Erickson, G. M., and Varricchio, D. J., 2014, An integrative approach to understanding bird origins: Science, v. 346, p. 1341.

Xu, X., Zhou, Z., Dudley, R., Mackem, S., Chuong, C.-M., Erickson, G. M., and Varricchio, D. J., 2014, An integrative approach to understanding bird origins: Science, v. 346, published on line, 10 pp.

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Zhang, L.-J., 2013, Main geological background during the evolution of Jehol Biota from Western Liaoning: Global Geology, v. 32, n. 3, p. 447-462.

Zhang, Q., You, H., and Li, D., 2015, Dinosaurs from the late Early Cretaceous in Mazongshan area, Gansu Province: Geological Bulletin of China, v. 34, n. 5, p. 890-897.

Zheng, X., O'Connor, J., Wang, X., Wang, M., Zhang, X., and Zhou, Z., 2014, On the absence of sternal elements in Anchiornis (Paraves) and Sapeornis (Aves) and the complex early evolution of the avian sternum: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Early Edition, 6 pp.