An elaphrocnemus-like landbird and other avian remains from the late paleocene of Brazil

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 679-684

  Mayr, Gerald ^a   Alvarenga, Herculano ^b   Clarke, Julia A ^c  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b Museu de Historia Natural de Taubate   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aves; Brazil; Cariamae; Itabora ; Itaboravis elaphrocnemoides gen. et sp. nov.; Paleocene; Tinamidae

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BONE; EOCENE-OLIGOCENE BOUNDARY; MORPHOLOGY; NEW TAXON; PALEOCENE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TAXONOMY;

BRAZIL;

AVES; CARIAMAE; TINAMIDAE; TINAMIFORMES;

EID: 84855320179     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: 17322421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4202/app.2010.0099     Document Type: Article

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