A skeletal reconstruction of Archaeopteryx

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-129

  Elzanowski, Andrzej ^a   Paśko, Łukasz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Archaeopteryx; Avian skeleton; Fossil birds; Paleontologic reconstruction

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FOSSIL; RECONSTRUCTION; SKELETAL REMAINS;

EID: 0343091357     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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