Abstract We appreciate the comments of Buffetaut and Angst on our recent study of a Gargantuavis-like pelvis from the Late Cretaceous of Romania. We consider some of their points to be valid, but maintain our conclusion on the likely absence of a glycogen body in Gargantuavis and the lack of fusion of the pelvic elements in the acetabular region. Both characters conflict with a classification of the taxon into Ornithurae. We also uphold our hypothesis that Gargantuavis is possibly related to the enigmatic theropod Balaur bondoc.

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回复关于“罗马尼亚马斯特里赫特人保存完好的骨盆表明神秘的 Gargantuavis 既不是鸟鸟也不是岛屿特有的鸟”的评论

摘要 我们感谢 Buffetaut 和 Angst 对我们最近对罗马尼亚晚白垩世类似 Gargantuavis 骨盆的研究发表的评论。我们认为他们的一些观点是有效的，但维持我们的结论，即 Gargantuavis 中可能没有糖原体，并且髋臼区域的骨盆元件缺乏融合。这两个特征都与将分类群划分为鸟类的分类相冲突。我们也支持我们的假设，即 Gargantuavis 可能与神秘的兽脚类恐龙 Balaur bondoc 有关。