Earliest fossil record of the Certhioidea (treecreepers and allies) from the early Miocene of Germany

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 223-228

  Manegold, Albrecht ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Certhioidea; Morphology; Paleontology; Passeriformes; Tertiary

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PASSERINE;

BAVARIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

AVES; CERTHIIDAE; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; SITTIDAE;

EID: 41349097522     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0263-9     Document Type: Article

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