Taxonomic diversity of Eocene Antarctic penguins: A changing picture

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 381, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 129-138

  Jadwiszczak, Piotr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BONE; EOCENE; MORPHOTYPE; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; COEXISTENCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; SAMPLING; SEABIRD;

ANTARCTICA; SEYMOUR ISLAND; WEST ANTARCTICA; ANTARCTIC PENINSULA;

SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCIFORMES;

EID: 84887265665     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP381.7     Document Type: Article

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