Re-examination of Psilopterus lemoinei (Aves, Phorusrhacidae), a late early Miocene little terror bird from Patagonia (Argentina)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1080-1092

  Degrange, Federico J ^a   Tambussi, Claudia P ^a  

^a Museo de la Plata   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FOSSIL; HOMOLOGY; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; SKULL;

PATAGONIA;

AVES;

EID: 80052765548     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2011.595466     Document Type: Article

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