Two swallow species from the early Pliocene of Langebaanweg (South Africa)

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 765-768

  Manegold, Albrecht ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BONE; FOSSIL; PASSERINE; PLIOCENE; SEABIRD; TAXONOMY;

LANGEBAANWEG; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

AVES; HIRUNDINIDAE; MYA; PSITTACIDAE; SPHENISCIDAE; THRESKIORNITHIDAE; ZANCLEA;

EID: 78650458945     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: 17322421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4202/app.2009.0153     Document Type: Article

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