Description of the first complete skeleton of the extinct New Zealand goose Cnemiornis calcitrans (Aves: Anatidae), and a reassessment of the relationships of Cnemiornis

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 243, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 695-718

  Worthy, T H ^a   Holdaway, R N ^b   Sorenson, M D ^c   Cooper, A C ^d  

^a Palaeofaunal Surveys   (New Zealand)

^b PALAECOL RESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031473292     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb01971.x     Document Type: Article

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