Reappraisal of Eocypselus-a stem group apodiform from the early Eocene of Northern Europe

Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 395-403

  Mayr, Gerald ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apodiformes; Denmark; England; Fossil birds; Fur Formation; London Clay

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EOCENE; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; OSTEOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SKELETAL REMAINS; SKULL; SPECIMEN BANK; TAXONOMY;

DENMARK; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AEGOTHELIDAE; APODIFORMES; AVES; CAPRIMULGIDAE;

EID: 78149466669     PISSN: 18671594     EISSN: 18671608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12549-010-0043-z     Document Type: Article

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