A new and primitive enantiornithine bird from the early cretaceous of China

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-57

  Zhou, Zhonghe ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CRETACEOUS; NEW TAXON; SKELETAL REMAINS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LIAONING;

AVES;

EID: 23044534646     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0049:ANAPEB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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