A new species of Limnofregata (Pelecaniformes: Fregatidae) from the Early Eocene Wasatch Formation of Wyoming: Implications for palaeoecology and palaeobiology

Palaeontology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 239-249

  Stidham, Thomas A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aves; Eocene; Limnofregata; Palaeoecology; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; FOSSIL RECORD; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; NEW SPECIES; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; SEABIRD;

UNITED STATES; WASHAKIE BASIN; WYOMING;

AVES; FREGATA; FREGATA MINOR; FREGATIDAE; PELECANIFORMES; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 84923862430     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: 14754983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pala.12134     Document Type: Article

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