A rail (Aves, Rallidae) from the early Oligocene of Germany

Ardea

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-31

  Mayr, Gerald ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fossil birds; Germany; Oligocene; Rallidae

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FOSSIL RECORD; OLIGOCENE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 33745570113     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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