An avian tarsometatarsus from near the K-T boundary of New Zealand

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1224-1227

  Ksepka, Daniel T ^a,b   Cracraft, Joel ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; FOSSIL RECORD; ORNITHOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; SKELETON;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

AVES;

EID: 58249110573     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634-28.4.1224     Document Type: Article

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