Paleornithology of China: A general review

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 2113-2116

  Hou, Lianhai ^a   Zhou, Zhonghe ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Mesozoic brids; Origin of avian flight; Origin of brids

Indexed keywords

AVES; CONFUCIUSORNIS; DINOSAURIA; LIAONINGORNIS;

EID: 0000253498     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03182691     Document Type: Review

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