The peculiar scapula of the late Eocene Elaphrocnemus phasianus MILNE-EDWARDS, 1892 (Aves, Cariamae)

Senckenbergiana Lethaea

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-198

  Mayr, Gerald ^a   Mourer Chauviré, Cécile ^b  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Elaphrocnemus; Fossil birds; Paleogene; Quercy

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; FISSURE; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOGENE; TAXONOMY;

AVES; CARIAMAE; CARIAMIDAE; PHASIANUS;

EID: 62949204482     PISSN: 00372110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03055275     Document Type: Article

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