A sternum of a very large bony-toothed bird (Pelagornithidae) from the Miocene of Portugal

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 762-769

  Mayr, Gerald ^a   Hazevoet, Cornelis J ^b   Dantas, Pedro ^b,c   Cachão, Mário ^d  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b Museu Nacional de Historia Natural Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^c Laboratório de História Natural Da Batalha   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BONE; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MIOCENE; TYPE SPECIMEN; WING MORPHOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AVES; FURCULA; PELAGORNITHIDAE; STERNA;

EID: 54849442273     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[762:ASOAVL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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