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It retains some features present in extinct Cretaceous birds that are lacking in modern birds e.g., it has non-heterocoelous presacral vertebrae, but in general has many derived features.
biocon commented on the word heterocoelous
Heterocoelous applies to vertebrae having saddle-shaped articular facets (surfaces)
December 6, 2011