The Miocene birds of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) with a discussion of the age of modern species and genera

Historical Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-117

  Stewart, John R ^a   Beech, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Abu Dhabi Isl Archaeological Survey   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Anhinga; Ardeidae; Baynunah formation; Late Miocene; Struthioformidae eggshell

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; MIOCENE; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAXONOMY;

ABU DHABI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ANHINGA; ARDEIDAE; AVES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33746514369     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912960600668144     Document Type: Article

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