A new condor (Ciconiiformes, Vulturidae) from the late Miocene/early Pliocene Pisco Formation, Peru

Condor

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 107-113

  Stucchi, Marcelo ^a   Emslie, Steven D ^b  

^a Asociación Ucumari   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Condor; Miocene; Peru; Perugyps diazi; Pisco Formation; Pliocene; Vulturidae

Indexed keywords

CATHARTIDAE; CICONIIFORMES; GYMNOGYPS; PERUGYPS DIAZI; VERTEBRATA; ZANCLEA;

EID: 13844267734     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/7475     Document Type: Article

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