Birds at geological boundaries

Zoology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 183-202

  Zweers, G A ^a   Berge, J C Vanden ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cretaceous radiation; Design evolution; KT boundary gates; Phylogeny; Trophic ecomorph

Indexed keywords

AVES; COELUROSAURIA; GALLIFORMES; ORNITHOMIMIDAE; OVIRAPTORIDAE;

AVIFAUNA; BIRD; EVOLUTION; GEOLOGICAL BOUNDARY;

EID: 0031394816     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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