The phylogenetic relationships of the early Tertiary Primoscenidae and Sylphornithidae and the sister taxon of crown group piciform birds

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 188-198

  Mayr, Gerald ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aves; Passeriformes; Phylogeny; Piciformes; Zygodactylidae

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CLADISTICS; PHYLOGENETICS; TERTIARY;

AVES; BUCEROTIFORMES; COLIIFORMES; CORACIIFORMES; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PICIDAE; PICIFORMES; PRIMOSCENIDAE; SYLPHORNITHIDAE; UPUPIDAE; UPUPIFORMES;

EID: 4143139875     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-003-0018-1     Document Type: Article

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