List of works - Michael Pittman

3D Camouflage in an Ornithischian Dinosaur

scientific article

A crocodylian-style cloaca in a non-avialan dinosaur

A monodactyl nonavian dinosaur and the complex evolution of the alvarezsauroid hand

scientific article (publication date: 8 February 2011)

A new abelisaurid dinosaur from the end Cretaceous of Patagonia and evolutionary rates among the Ceratosauria

scientific article published on 21 May 2024

A new tyrannosaurine specimen (Theropoda: Tyrannosauroidea) with insect borings from the Upper Cretaceous Honglishan Formation of Northwestern China

article

A specimen of Paralycoptera Chang & Chou 1977 (Teleostei: Osteoglossoidei) from Hong Kong (China) with a potential Late Jurassic age that extends the temporal and geographical range of the genus

scientific article

Archaeopteryx feather sheaths reveal sequential center-out flight-related molting strategy

scientific article published on 08 December 2020

Basal paravian functional anatomy illuminated by high-detail body outline

scientific article

Detection of lost calamus challenges identity of isolated Archaeopteryx feather

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Diet of Mesozoic toothed birds (Longipterygidae) inferred from quantitative analysis of extant avian diet proxies

scientific article published in 2022

Exceptional preservation and foot structure reveal ecological transitions and lifestyles of early theropod flyers

scientific article published in 2022

Fully fledged enantiornithine hatchling revealed by Laser-Stimulated Fluorescence supports precocial nesting behavior

scientific article published on 21 March 2019

Functional anatomy of a giant toothless mandible from a bird-like dinosaur: Gigantoraptor and the evolution of the oviraptorosaurian jaw.

scientific article published on 24 November 2017

Insights into iguanodontian dental architecture from an Early Cretaceous Chinese basal hadrosauriform maxilla (Ornithischia: Iguanodontia)

Laser-stimulated fluorescence in paleontology

scientific article

Macroevolutionary trends in theropod dinosaur feeding mechanics

Morphological Data Sets Fit a Common Mechanism Much More Poorly than DNA Sequences and Call Into Question the Mkv Model

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Morphology and distribution of scales, dermal ossifications, and other non‐feather integumentary structures in non‐avialan theropod dinosaurs

Mosaic evolution in an asymmetrically feathered troodontid dinosaur with transitional features

scientific article (publication date: 2 May 2017)

New Material ofZhenyuanopterus(Pterosauria) from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Western Liaoning

scientific article published in 2014

New evidence for a trophic relationship between the dinosaurs Velociraptor and Protoceratops

article

Preservation of feather fibers from the Late Cretaceous dinosaur Shuvuuia deserti raises concern about immunohistochemical analyses on fossils

article

Pterosaur integumentary structures with complex feather-like branching

article

Recent advances in amniote palaeocolour reconstruction and a framework for future research

scientific article published on 19 September 2019

Reply to: No protofeathers on pterosaurs

scientific article published on 28 September 2020

Shake a tail feather: the evolution of the theropod tail into a stiff aerodynamic surface

scientific article

Structure and homology ofPsittacosaurustail bristles

article

The diet of early birds based on modern and fossil evidence and a new framework for its reconstruction

scientific article published in 2021

The exquisitely preserved integument of Psittacosaurus and the scaly skin of ceratopsian dinosaurs

The first dromaeosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Cretaceous Bayan Gobi Formation of Nei Mongol, China

article

The first dromaeosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous Bayan Gobi Formation of Nei Mongol, China

scientific article

The taxonomy of a new parvicursorine alvarezsauroid specimen IVPP V20341 (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Wulansuhai Formation of Bayan Mandahu, Inner Mongolia, China

scientific article

Using crocodilian tails as models for dinosaur tails

scholarly article published 2 September 2015

Using crocodilian tails as models for dinosaur tails

scholarly article published 2 September 2015

List of works by Michael Pittman

3D Camouflage in an Ornithischian Dinosaur

A crocodylian-style cloaca in a non-avialan dinosaur

A monodactyl nonavian dinosaur and the complex evolution of the alvarezsauroid hand

A new abelisaurid dinosaur from the end Cretaceous of Patagonia and evolutionary rates among the Ceratosauria

A new tyrannosaurine specimen (Theropoda: Tyrannosauroidea) with insect borings from the Upper Cretaceous Honglishan Formation of Northwestern China

A specimen of Paralycoptera Chang & Chou 1977 (Teleostei: Osteoglossoidei) from Hong Kong (China) with a potential Late Jurassic age that extends the temporal and geographical range of the genus

Archaeopteryx feather sheaths reveal sequential center-out flight-related molting strategy

Basal paravian functional anatomy illuminated by high-detail body outline

Detection of lost calamus challenges identity of isolated Archaeopteryx feather

Diet of Mesozoic toothed birds (Longipterygidae) inferred from quantitative analysis of extant avian diet proxies

Exceptional preservation and foot structure reveal ecological transitions and lifestyles of early theropod flyers

Fully fledged enantiornithine hatchling revealed by Laser-Stimulated Fluorescence supports precocial nesting behavior

Functional anatomy of a giant toothless mandible from a bird-like dinosaur: Gigantoraptor and the evolution of the oviraptorosaurian jaw.

Insights into iguanodontian dental architecture from an Early Cretaceous Chinese basal hadrosauriform maxilla (Ornithischia: Iguanodontia)

Insights into iguanodontian dental architecture from an Early Cretaceous Chinese basal hadrosauriform maxilla (Ornithischia: Iguanodontia)

Laser-stimulated fluorescence in paleontology

Macroevolutionary trends in theropod dinosaur feeding mechanics

Morphological Data Sets Fit a Common Mechanism Much More Poorly than DNA Sequences and Call Into Question the Mkv Model

Morphology and distribution of scales, dermal ossifications, and other non‐feather integumentary structures in non‐avialan theropod dinosaurs

Mosaic evolution in an asymmetrically feathered troodontid dinosaur with transitional features

New Material ofZhenyuanopterus(Pterosauria) from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Western Liaoning

New evidence for a trophic relationship between the dinosaurs Velociraptor and Protoceratops

Preservation of feather fibers from the Late Cretaceous dinosaur Shuvuuia deserti raises concern about immunohistochemical analyses on fossils

Pterosaur integumentary structures with complex feather-like branching

Recent advances in amniote palaeocolour reconstruction and a framework for future research

Reply to: No protofeathers on pterosaurs

Shake a tail feather: the evolution of the theropod tail into a stiff aerodynamic surface

Structure and homology ofPsittacosaurustail bristles

The diet of early birds based on modern and fossil evidence and a new framework for its reconstruction

The exquisitely preserved integument of Psittacosaurus and the scaly skin of ceratopsian dinosaurs

The first dromaeosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Cretaceous Bayan Gobi Formation of Nei Mongol, China

The first dromaeosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Cretaceous Bayan Gobi Formation of Nei Mongol, China

The first dromaeosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous Bayan Gobi Formation of Nei Mongol, China

The taxonomy of a new parvicursorine alvarezsauroid specimen IVPP V20341 (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Wulansuhai Formation of Bayan Mandahu, Inner Mongolia, China

Using crocodilian tails as models for dinosaur tails

Using crocodilian tails as models for dinosaur tails