New avian remains from the eocene of mongolia and the phylogenetic position of the eogruidae (Aves, Gruoidea)

American Museum Novitates

Volumn , Issue 3494, 2005, Pages 1-17

  Clarke, Julia A ^a,b   Norell, Mark A ^c   Dashzeveg, Demberelyin ^d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Mongolia)

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EID: 33845702805     PISSN: 00030082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2005)494[0001:narfte]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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