Pseudotoothed birds (Aves, Odontopterygiformes) from the early Tertiary of Morocco

American Museum Novitates

Volumn , Issue 3704, 2010, Pages 1-71

  Bourdon, Estelle ^a   Amaghzaz, Mbarek ^b   Bouya, Baâdi ^b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b Centre Minier de Khouribga   (Morocco)

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EID: 78650546589     PISSN: 00030082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1206/3704.2     Document Type: Article

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