A contribution to the osteology of the Middle Eocene ibis Rhynchaeites messelensis (Aves: Threskiornithidae: Rhynchaeitinae nov. subfam.)

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Monatshefte

Volumn , Issue 8, 2002, Pages 501-512

  Mayr, Gerald ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; OSTEOLOGY;

AVES; IBIS; INCISURA; RHYNCHAEITES MESSELENSIS; RHYNCHAEITINAE; THRESKIORNITHIDAE; TRABECULA;

EID: 0041384311     PISSN: 00283630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpm/2002/2002/501     Document Type: Article

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