The Quaternary fossil avifauna of Southland, South Island, New Zealand

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 537-589

  Worthy, T H ^a  

^a Palaeofaunal Surveys   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Quaternary fossil avifaunas caves swamps dunes; Southland New Zealand

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; FOSSIL; PLANT COMMUNITY; QUATERNARY;

NEW ZEALAND;

AVES; DENDROSCANSOR DECURVIROSTRIS; LEIOPELMATIDAE; SPHENODONTIDAE;

EID: 0032448563     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1998.9517575     Document Type: Article

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