Dataset of modern birds from Aerodynamic modelling of a Cretaceous bird reveals thermal soaring capabilities during early avian evolution Francisco José Serrano Luis María Chiappe 10.6084/m9.figshare.5166415.v1 https://rs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Dataset_of_modern_birds_from_Aerodynamic_modelling_of_a_Cretaceous_bird_reveals_thermal_soaring_capabilities_during_early_avian_evolution/5166415 Dataset of modern Neoaves used in the present study. Main flight modes were assigned following Viscor and Fuster (1987), Del Hoyo et al. (1992; vol 1-16) and Bruderer et al. (2010). Specimen code: Only number – Burke Museum of the University of Washington (Seattle, USA); UBCBM – Beaty Museum of the University of Bristish Columbia (Vancouver, Canada); MNCN – Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (Madrid, Spain); BR – obtained from the dataset of Bruderer et al. (2010); VF - obtained from the dataset of Viscor and Fuster (1987); PN – obtained from the preset database of software Flight 1.24. 2017-07-03 11:15:10 Sapeornis soaring aerodynamics avian flight evolution Cretaceous birds