A new raptorial bird from the Middle Eocene of Messel, Germany

Historical Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-102

  Mayr, Gerald ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eocene; Fossil birds; Masillaraptor parvunguis n. gen. n. sp; Messel; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; NEW SPECIES; NEW TAXON; PHYLOGENETICS; RAPTOR;

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

ACCIPITRIDAE; ACCIPITRINAE; AVES; CATHARTIDAE; FALCONIDAE; FALCONIFORMES; RAPTORES; SAGITTARIIDAE;

EID: 33746506017     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912960600639434     Document Type: Article

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