On the flight capabilities and distribution of the giant Miocene bird Argentavis magnificens (Teratornithidae)

Lethaia

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 271-278

  Vizcaíno, Sergio F ^a   Fariña, Richard A ^b  

^a MUSEO DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Aves; Biomechanics; Palaeobiology; South America

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; MIOCENE;

SOUTH AMERICA;

ARGENTAVIS; ARGENTAVIS MAGNIFICENS; AVES; TERATORNITHIDAE;

EID: 18144433492     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.1999.tb00546.x     Document Type: Article

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