A simulated bird gastric mill and its implications for fossil gastrolith authenticity

Fossil Record

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-97

  Wings, Oliver ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial gizzard; Clast surface development; Gastrolith identification; Polish; Stomach stones

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952008129     PISSN: 10533389     EISSN: 18601014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mmng.200800013     Document Type: Article

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