Tracking Korea's Early Birds: A Review of Cretaceous Avian Ichnology and Its Implications for Evolution and Behavior

Ichnos:an International Journal of Plant and Animal

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 17-27

  Lockley, Martin G ^a   Lim, Jong Deock ^b   Kim, Jeong Yul ^c   Kim, Kyung Soo ^d   Huh, Min ^e   Hwang, Koo Geun ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage   (South Korea)

^c Korea National University of Education   (South Korea)

^d Chinju National University   (South Korea)

^e Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bird tracks; Cretaceous; Korea

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CRETACEOUS; ICHNOLOGY; TRACE FOSSIL;

KOREA;

AVES; DINOSAURIA;

EID: 84859344024     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: 15635236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420940.2012.660409     Document Type: Review

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