The First Fossil Owls (Aves: Strigiformes) from the Paleogene of Asia and a Review of the Fossil Record of Strigiformes

Paleontological Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 445-458

  Kurochkin, E N ^a   Dyke, G J ^b  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Asia; Eostrigidae; Eostrix tsaganica sp. nov.; Fossil record of owls; Heterostrigidae fam. nov.; Heterostrix tatsinensis gen. et sp. nov.; Mongolia; Paleogene; Strigiformes

Indexed keywords

AVES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 79960742847     PISSN: 00310301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S003103011104006X     Document Type: Review

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