Evaluating variation in Solnhofen avialans

Citation

O'Connor, J.; Marugán-Lobón, J. (2026). Evaluating variation in Solnhofen avialans. Biology Letters 22(3): 20250601. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2025.0601

Cited by genera

• Alcmonavis

  Morphometric reassessment arguing the diagnostic characters are taphonomic or ontogenetic, and that all Solnhofen avialans represent Archaeopteryx.

• Archaeopteryx

  Morphometrics of all 15 Solnhofen avialans suggest a single taxon along a growth curve, referring the Haarlem specimen and Alcmonavis to Archaeopteryx.

• Ostromia

  Morphometrics cluster the Haarlem specimen with Archaeopteryx rather than Anchiornis; the case for a distinct genus is called equivocal.