A true peafowl in Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 99, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 368-371

  Louchart, Antoine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FOSSIL; PLIOCENE;

ETHIOPIA;

AFROPAVO; AFROPAVO CONGENSIS; ARDIPITHECUS RAMIDUS; AVES; GALLIFORMES; HOMINIDAE; PAVO; PAVO CRISTATUS; PAVO MUTICUS; VERTEBRATA; ZANCLEA;

EID: 0242575020     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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