The postcranial osteology and phylogenetic position of the middle Eocene Messelastur gratulator Peters, 1994 - A morphological link between owls (Strigiformes) and falconiform birds?

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 635-645

  Mayr, Gerald ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EOCENE; FOSSIL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; HESSE; MESSEL;

ACCIPITRIDAE; ACCIPITRINAE; AVES; CICONIIFORMES; FALCONIDAE; FALCONIFORMES; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; TYNSKYA; TYNSKYA EOCAENA;

EID: 30744447256     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0635:TPOAPP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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