A pygostyle from a non-avian theropod

@article{Barsbold2000APF,
  title={A pygostyle from a non-avian theropod},
  author={Rinchen Barsbold and Philip J. Currie and Nathan P Myhrvold and Halszka Osm{\'o}lska and Khishigjaw Tsogtbaatar and Mahito Watabe},
  journal={Nature},
  year={2000},
  volume={403},
  pages={155-156}
}
The independent evolution of a bird-like tail has been discovered in an oviraptorosaur. 
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