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. 2024 Feb 29;12:e16960. doi: 10.7717/peerj.16960

Table 1. Overview of flight-related pectoral girdle features in pennaraptorans and the inferred flight capacities.

Features similar to condition of Ornithuromorpha are highlighted in bold. GFO, glenoid fossa orientation (0: caudoventral; 1: lateral; 2: dorsolateral); CSJ, coracoscapular joint (0: long synchondrosis fused in adult; 1: localized articular surface fused in adult; 2: localized articular surface unfused but tightly articulated; 3: localized articular surface fused during early ontogeny; 4: localized articular surface of flexible joint); PAR, acromion process of the scapula (0: caudal to coracoscapular articular surface; 1: dorsally at the same level as the coracoscapular articular surface; 2: cranially over the coracoscapular articular surface); SCJ, scapuloclavicular joint (0: along the dorsal edge of the scapula; 1: at the cranial tip of the acromion process of the scapula); PAC, acrocoracoid process (0: ventral to the coracoid foramen; 1: same level as the coracoid foramen; 2: close to the glenoid fossa; 3: same level as the glenoid fossa; 4 dorsally over the glenoid fossa); ACJ, acrocoracoid process of the coracoid articulate with the furcula form the acrocoracoclavicular joint (0: no; 1: yes); PPC, coracoid with procoracoid process (0: no; 1: yes); SCA, scapula-coracoid angle (0: <110°; 1: 90–100°; 2: <90°); CRS, coracoid shape (0: trapezoidal; 1: mediolaterally narrow forming a distinct neck near the scapular articular surface; 2: strut-like); CBO, coracoid body orientation (0: mediolateral; 1: dorsoventral); IFC, inferred flight capacity (0: terrestrial; 1: potential volant and gliding flight; 2: weak powered flight; 3: intermittent powered flight, 4 continuous powered flight).

GFO CSJ PAR SCJ PAC ACJ PPC SCA CRS CBO IFC
Early pennaraptorans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Troodontidae 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Buitreraptor 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1
Rahonavis 1 2 2 1 ? ? ? ? ? ? 2
Microraptorinae 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1
Bambiraptor 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1
Velociraptorinae 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anchiornithidae 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 1
Archaeopteryx 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 2
Jeholornis 1 2 2 1 3 0 1 2 2 1 2
Sapeornis 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 2
Confuciusornis 1 3 2 1 3 0 0 2 2 1 2
Enantiornithes 2 4 2 1 4 0 0 2 2 1 3
Ornithuromorpha 2 4 2 1 4 1 1 2 2 1 4