On the osteology and phylogenetic affinities of Morsoravis sedilis (Aves) from the early Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark

Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark

Volumn 59, Issue , 2011, Pages 23-35

  Mayr, Gerald ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aves; Eocuculus cherpinae; Morsoravis sedilis; Pumiliornis tessellatus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857179453     PISSN: 00116297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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