A Fluvioviridavis-like bird from the Middle Eocene of Messel, Germany

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2021-2037

  Mayr, Gerald ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY;

AVIAN TAXON; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; EUROFLAVIOVIRIDAVIS; FLUVIOVIRIDAVIS; GERMANY; PHYLOGENETIC AFFINITIES; PLATYRHAMPHUS;

BIOLOGY;

BIRD; EOCENE; FOSSIL; NEW TAXON;

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

AVES; FLUVIOVIRIDAVIDAE;

EID: 33645647704     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e05-060     Document Type: Article

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