Unusual tarsometatarsus of a mousebird from the Paleogene of France and the relationships of Selmes Peters, 1999

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 366-372

  Mayr, Gerald ^a   Mourer Chauviré, Cécile ^b  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PALEOGENE; PHYLOGENY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; COLIIDAE; COLIIFORMES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 3042811529     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/1970     Document Type: Article

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