Biogeographical and phylogenetic implications of an early Miocene Wren (Aves: Passeriformes: Acanthisittidae) from New Zealand

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 479-498

  Worthy, Trevor H ^a,b   Hand, Suzanne J ^a   Nguyen, Jacqueline M T ^a   Tennyson, Alan J D ^c   Worthy, Jennifer P ^a,b   Scofield, R Paul ^d   Boles, Walter E ^e   Archer, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c MUSEUM OF NEW ZEALAND TE PAPA TONGAREWA   (New Zealand)

^d CANTERBURY MUSEUM   (New Zealand)

^e AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIOCENE; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; OSTEOLOGY; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PASSERINE; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

ACANTHISITTA; ACANTHISITTA CHLORIS; ACANTHISITTIDAE; ATRICHORNITHIDAE; AVES; CLIMACTERIDAE; CORVOIDEA; MALURIDAE; MELIPHAGIDAE; MENURIDAE; PARDALOTIDAE; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PTILONORHYNCHIDAE; TROGLODYTINAE; TYRANNI;

EID: 77952247805     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724631003618033     Document Type: Article

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