Ardea sytchevskayae sp. nov., a new heron species (Aves: Ardeidae) from the Middle Miocene of Mongolia

Paleontological Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 572-579

  Zelenkov, N V ^a  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Ardea; Ardeidae; Middle Miocene; Mongolia; Neogene

Indexed keywords

ARDEA; ARDEA ALBA; ARDEIDAE; AVES;

EID: 80053329560     PISSN: 00310301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0031030111050169     Document Type: Article

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