Pliocene waterfowl (Aves:Anseriformes) from South Australia and a new genus and species

Emu

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-165

  Worthy, Trevor H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; FOSSIL RECORD; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PLIOCENE; TAXONOMY; WATERFOWL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; LAKE EYRE BASIN; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ANAS; ANAS CASTANEA; ANAS GRACILIS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSERANAS SEMIPALMATA; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; AYTHYA AUSTRALIS; BIZIURA LOBATA; CEREOPSIS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; CYGNUS ATRATUS; MYLOPHARODON CONOCEPHALUS; OXYURA AUSTRALIS; TADORNA TADORNOIDES;

EID: 45849125336     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU07063     Document Type: Article

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