The effect of external and internal fossil calibrations on the avian evolutionary timescale

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-50

  Van Tuinen, Marcel ^a   Hedges, S Blair ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CALIBRATION; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL;

ANSERIFORMES; AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0345832031     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2004)078<0045:TEOEAI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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