An unusually large bird wing in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber

@article{Xing2020AnUL,
  title={An unusually large bird wing in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber},
  author={Lida Xing and Ryan C. McKellar and Jingmai K. O’Connor},
  journal={Cretaceous Research},
  year={2020}
}
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