Taxonomic longevity in penguins (Aves, Spheniscidae)

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 241, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 383-403

  Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina ^a,b,c  

^a Museo de la Plata ^*

^b MUSEO DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^c NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Evolution; Fossil and living penguins; Spheniscidae; Taxonomic longevity

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIRD; FOSSIL RECORD; LONGEVITY; NEW GENUS; NEW TAXON; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; SPHENISCIDAE; ZANCLEA;

EID: 33845933877     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpa/241/2006/383     Document Type: Review

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