Fossil penguin (Aves: Sphenisciformes) cranial material from the Eocene of Seymour Island (Antarctica)

Historical Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 389-395

  Ksepka, Daniel ^a   Bertelli, Sara ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CRANIUM; EOCENE; FOSSIL; PALEOGENE; SKELETAL REMAINS; SKULL; TAXONOMY;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; SEYMOUR ISLAND; WEST ANTARCTICA;

AVES; SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCIFORMES; SPHENISCUS;

EID: 34250895445     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912960600658376     Document Type: Article

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