A specimen of Eocuculus Chandler, 1999 (Aves, ? Cuculidae) from the early Oligocene of France

Geobios

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 865-872

  Mayr, Gerald ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cuculidae; Eocuculus; Fossil birds; Oligocene

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OLIGOCENE; OSTEOLOGY; SKELETON; TAXONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; CUCULIDAE; CUCULIFORMES;

EID: 33751528639     PISSN: 00166995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geobios.2005.10.007     Document Type: Article

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