Systematic relationships of the palaeogene family Presbyornithidae (Aves: Anseriformes)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 429-483

  Ericson, Per G P ^a  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Analysis; Aves; Birds; Cladistic; Fossil; Nonpasserines; Osteology; Presbyornis; Presbyornithidae; Systematics

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANHIMIDAE; ANSER; ANSERANATIDAE; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; BURHINIDAE; CHARADRIIFORMES; CICONIIFORMES; GALLIFORMES; PHOENICOPTERIDAE;

EID: 0031283817     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1997.tb01286.x     Document Type: Article

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