Taphonomy and abundance of birds from the Lower Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark

Geological Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 365-373

  Dyke, Gareth ^a   Lindow, Bent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aves; Evolution; Survival; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; EOCENE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEOECOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SURVIVAL; TAPHONOMY;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

AVES; NEORNITHES;

EID: 69749123598     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: 10991034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.1150     Document Type: Article

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