Early avian evolution in the southern hemisphere: The fossil record of birds in the Mesozoic of Gondwana

Memoirs of the Queensland Museum

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 533-554

  Chiappe, Luis M ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Evolution; Gondwana; Mesozoic

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EVOLUTION; GONDWANA; MESOZOIC;

EID: 0030426235     PISSN: 00798835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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