New specimens of the avian taxa Eurotrochilus (Trochilidae) and Palaeotodus (Todidae) from the early Oligocene of Germany

Palaontologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 387-395

  Mayr, Gerald ^a   Micklich, Norbert ^b  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b Natural History Department   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aves; Fossil birds; Frauenweiler; Rupelian; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955232244     PISSN: 00310220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12542-009-0047-z     Document Type: Article

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