Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other dinosaurs behind https://t.co/T2iSwmhSaX
Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other dinosaurs behind.
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The collective discussions demonstrate strong support for the idea that brain and sensory system evolution contributed to bird survival, with examples like references to 'dinosaur-like brains' in early birds and the significance of brain size increases over time, using a tone that combines scientific curiosity with acknowledgment of evolutionary complexity.
Most discussions support the article’s conclusion that bird brain evolution played a key role in their survival, with many emphasizing the significance of sensory and cognitive adaptations.
While some posts simply acknowledge the study, others delve into debates about dinosaur brain structures, indicating moderate curiosity overall.
Posts range from brief mentions to more detailed references to paleontological concepts, showing a fair level of engagement and effort to connect with the research.
The widespread sharing and referencing of the article in social discussions suggest it is considered to have a notable influence on understanding avian evolution and survival mechanisms.
Abstract in brief
- This study investigates why modern birds are the only group of dinosaurs to survive the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous period by examining their brain and body size evolution, using new fossil data and analyzing brain shapes, particularly the telencephalon and eyes.
- The research finds that the origin of birds involved significant brain size increases, especially in brain regions linked to sensory processing, but their body sizes were not uniquely small compared to other dinosaurs, suggesting other traits may have contributed to their survival.
- Differences in sensory systems, possibly related to brain and skull features like the wulst and segmented palate, could explain why birds outlasted other dinosaurs during this mass extinction event.]
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Most liked on X and BlueskyIt is hypothesized that the forebrains of avian-dinosaurs allowed for the complex planning and adaptations in response to such a radical change in ecology required to survive. https://t.co/p7PzlfNo64
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Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other dinosaurs behind | Science Advances https://t.co/C813otVfFZ #ornithology
Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other dinosaurs behind https://t.co/qfRd1DyPFu | @ScienceAdvances | #ornithology #palaeontology https://t.co/KQahrphUuf
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RT @AviBittMD: It is hypothesized that the forebrains of avian-dinosaurs allowed for the complex planning and adaptations in response to su…
It is hypothesized that the forebrains of avian-dinosaurs allowed for the complex planning and adaptations in response to such a radical change in ecology required to survive. https://t.co/p7PzlfNo64
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@mmcelhaney @leroyb756 Gradual evolution of the sauropod dinosaur neck https://t.co/XmHsrGwTcV Gradual evolution of the avian body plan from theropod dinosaurs https://t.co/iDLIPrC5YA Transition from dinosaurian to avian brain https://t.co/xnZ4oqMe6V Cretonavis description https://t.co/YxdidL8dI6
@ausar_the @HodariNundu @BranArtworks Well I found this article arguing birds evolved their intelligence after the split between other dinosaurs https://t.co/2Zf4AJQHrX
@leroyb756 @ICRscience 1) I’m not very knowledgeable on this subject, but I found this research paper about a late-Cretaceous bird and am reading it. https://t.co/DDD1xGth2j
@Nebulan42 @ICRscience It gradually becomes more bird-like. But animals they would call fully formed birds like Archaeopteryx and Ichthyornis had more dinosaur-like brain arrangements. https://t.co/xnZ4oqu4SN https://t.co/6ER9ZMawvW
@ICRscience Yikes @ICRscience you won’t like this paper then. The earliest birds like Archaeopteryx and even the Ornithuran Ichthyornis had dinosaur-like brains!
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RT @TimeAndClades: Thanks to @EDGEinthewild for inviting us to join #PaleoRewind2021 this year! We recap some notable paleontological disco…
RT @TimeAndClades: Thanks to @EDGEinthewild for inviting us to join #PaleoRewind2021 this year! We recap some notable paleontological disco…
Thanks to @EDGEinthewild for inviting us to join #PaleoRewind2021 this year! We recap some notable paleontological discoveries that were published in the second half of July 2021. For the first half of July, see @raptor_chatter's channel! https://t.co/Njvucvhu0J https://t.co/blC0cwKmn4
Esse fóssil sugere que um telencéfalo grande (hiperpallium) pode ter sido uma vantagem de alguns pássaros durante a extinção dos dinossauros (Cretáceo)
Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction https://t.co/tsBCldzNTz
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Christopher R. Torres, Mark A. Norell, Julia A. Clarke. 2021. Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other dinosaurs behind. Science Advances. 7 (31): eabg7099 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abg7099
Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other dinosaurs behind https://t.co/ecRqYK7iMP #science #biology #ornithology #evolution
Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other dinosaurs behind | Science Advances https://t.co/C813otVfFZ #ornithology
Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other dinosaurs behind https://t.co/cW1rQZDjSn
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RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other di…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other di…
Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other dinosaurs behind https://t.co/3b4dHACIVR
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RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other di…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other di…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other di…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other di…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other di…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other di…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other di…
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RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other di…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Bird neurocranial and body mass evolution across the end-Cretaceous mass extinction: The avian brain shape left other di…
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