The renaissance of avian paleontology and its bearing on the higher-level phylogeny of birds

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue SUPLL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Mayr, Gerald ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fossil birds; Missing links; Palaeornithology; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CLADISTICS; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEOGENE; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 36949011616     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0159-8     Document Type: Review

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