Short note: An ibis-like bird from the upper La Meseta Formation (Late Eocene) of Seymour Island, Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 413-414

  Jadwiszczak, Piotr ^a   Gaździcki, Andrzej ^b   Tatur, Andrzej ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (Poland)

^c POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EOCENE; FOSSIL RECORD; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PHOTOGRAPH; RECONSTRUCTION; TAXONOMY; TYPE SPECIMEN; WADER;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; SEYMOUR ISLAND; WEST ANTARCTICA;

AVES; IBIS;

EID: 46049097170     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102008000977     Document Type: Article

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