A new family of Eocene zygodactyl birds

Senckenbergiana Lethaea

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 199-209

  Mayr, Gerald ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aves; Eocene; Germany; Messel; Pseudasturidae; Taxonomy; Tertiary; Zygodactyl birds

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EOCENE; NEW TAXA;

GERMANY; HESSE; MESSEL;

PSEUDASTURIDAE;

EID: 0000062341     PISSN: 00372110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03042769     Document Type: Article

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