Osteology and systematic position of the eocene primobucconidae (aves, coraciiformes sensu stricto), with first records from Europe

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-12

  Mayr, Gerald ^a   Mourer Chauviré, Cecile ^b   Weidig, Ilka ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Fossil birds; Green river formation; Messel; Paris basin; Phylogeny; Rollers

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017380222     PISSN: 14772019     EISSN: 14780941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477201903001093     Document Type: Article

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