Genyornis newtoni and dromaius novaehollandiae at 30,000 b.p. In central northern New South Wales

Alcheringa

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 177-188

  Field, Judith H ^a   Boles, Walter E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cuddie springs; Dromaius; Genyornis; Megafauna; Palaeoenvironment; Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; DROMORNITHIDAE; GENYORNIS NEWTONI; PLEISTOCENE;

EID: 0031950033     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115519808619199     Document Type: Article

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