Cenozoic mystery birds - on the phylogenetic affinities of bony-toothed birds (Pelagornithidae)

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 448-467

  Mayr, Gerald ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATIDAE; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; NEOGNATHAE; PELAGORNITHIDAE; PELECANIFORMES; PROCELLARIIFORMES;

EID: 80051553673     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2011.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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