The oldest representative of the genus Struthio (Aves: Struthionidae), Struthio coppensi n. sp., from the Lower Miocene of Namibia;Le plus ancien représentant du genre Struthio (Aves, Struthionidae), Struthio coppensi n. sp., du Miocène inférieur de Namibie

Comptes Rendus de l'Academie de Sciences - Serie IIa: Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes

Volumn 322, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 325-332

  Mourer Chauviré, Cécile ^a   Senut, Brigitte ^a   Pickford, Martin ^a   Mein, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

"aepyornithoid" eggshells; Aves; Lower miocene; Namibia; Skeletal elements; Struthionidae

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EGG; MIOCENE; OSTRICH; STRUTHIO; STRUTHIONIDAE;

NAMIBIA, ELISABETHFELD;

EID: 0029773335     PISSN: 12518050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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