New evidence concerning avian origins from the late cretaceous of Patagonia

Nature

Volumn 387, Issue 6631, 1997, Pages 390-392

  Novas, Fernando E ^a   Puerta, Pablo F ^b  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b MUSEO PALEONTOLÓGICO EGIDIO FERUGLIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD; FOSSIL; FOWL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON; SPECIES;

BIRD; CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; PHYLOGENY; SYSTEMATICS; THEROPOD;

ARGENTINA, NEUQUEN PROVINCE, SIERRA DEL PORTEZUELO;

EID: 0030620970     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/387390a0     Document Type: Article

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