A Miocene pseudodontorn (Pelecaniformes: Pelagornithidae) from the Ichishi Group of Misato, Mie Prefecture, Central Japan

Paleontological Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 246-252

  Matsuoka, Hiroshige ^a   Sakakura, Fujio ^b   Ohe, Fumio ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tokai Fossil Society   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aves; Ichishi Group; Japan; Miocene; Osteodontornis; Pseudodontorn

Indexed keywords

BIRD; MIOCENE;

JAPAN;

OSTEODONTORNIS;

EID: 0032323383     PISSN: 13428144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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