New records of fossil birds of prey from the Miocene of Kenya

Historical Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-98

  Walker, Cyril A ^a   Dyke, Gareth J ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Accipter; Aegypius; Birds of prey; Kenya; Melierax; Miocene

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FOSSIL RECORD; MIOCENE; NEW RECORD; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACCIPITER GENTILIS; AEGYPIUS MONACHUS; AVES; FALCONIFORMES; MELIERAX; OTUS; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 33746505397     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912960600639434     Document Type: Article

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