The first Palaeogene galliform from Africa

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 617-622

  Mourer Chauviré, Cécile ^a,b   Pickford, Martin ^c,d   Senut, Brigitte ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie   (France)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Eocene; Fossil bird; Galliform; Namaortyx sperrgebietensis; Namibia; Stem lineage

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EOCENE; FOSSIL RECORD; MESOZOIC; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES;

KARAS; NAMIBIA; SPERRGEBIET;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLINULOIDIDAE; QUERCYMEGAPODIIDAE;

EID: 79958765863     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0630-9     Document Type: Article

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