A new passerine bird from the early Oligocene of Poland

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1045-1053

  Bocheński, Zbigniew M ^a   Tomek, Teresa ^a   Bujoczek, Małgorzata ^b   Wertz, Krzysztof ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION OF ANIMALS   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carpathian flysch; Feathers; Fossil birds; Menilite shales; Oligocene; Paleogene

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; FOSSIL RECORD; FRUGIVORY; INSECTIVORY; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; OLIGOCENE; OSTEOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PASSERINE; TAXONOMY;

POLAND;

AVES; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; TYRANNI;

EID: 85027934292     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0693-2     Document Type: Article

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