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Did non-avian dinosaurs have syrinxes?
I think that it would be very unusual for a syrinx to fossilize.
As far as I know Scipionyx samniticus is the only specimen that might show a syrinx, but
>Of the respiratory system little has been preserved.
>The sole element still present consists of a seven millimetre long piece of the trachea …
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scipionyx#Respiratory_system
This was a theropod but apparently not very closely related to the birds.
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Does anyone know of any other finds that might be helpful? –
e.g. from the Jehol?
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I think that it would be very unusual for a syrinx to fossilize.
As far as I know Scipionyx samniticus is the only specimen that might show a syrinx, but
>Of the respiratory system little has been preserved.
>The sole element still present consists of a seven millimetre long piece of the trachea …
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scipionyx#Respiratory_system
This was a theropod but apparently not very closely related to the birds.
.
Does anyone know of any other finds that might be helpful? –
e.g. from the Jehol?