Cretaceous fossil birds from Hornby Island (British Columbia)

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2097-2101

  Morrison, Kurt ^a   Dyke, Gareth J ^b   Chiappe, Luis M ^c  

^a University College Dublin ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS;

COASTAL ROCKS; FOSSIL BIRDS; MARINE ECOSYSTEMS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

BIRD; CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL RECORD; SKELETAL REMAINS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES;

EID: 33646464723     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e05-081     Document Type: Article

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