New remains of the giant bird Gastornis from the Upper Paleocene of the eastern Paris Basin and the relationships between Gastornis and Diatryma

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Monatshefte

Volumn , Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-190

  Buffetaut, Eric ^a,b  

^a Lab Paleontol des Vertebres ^*

^b CNRS   (France)

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EID: 0005241778     PISSN: 00283630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpm/1997/1997/179     Document Type: Article

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