Paleogene Fossil Birds

The present book is the first detailed review of the Paleogene avian fossil record on a worldwide scale. Numerous well-preserved fossil bird remains from this geological period, which covers the time span from the end of the Mesozoic era to the beginning of the Miocene, have been described in the pa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mayr, Gerald (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Temas:
Evolution (Biology).
Paleontology .
Zoology.
Vertebrates.
Evolutionary Biology.
Paleontology.
Evolutionary Theory.
Vertebrate Zoology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Stratigraphy and major fossil localities
  • Higher-level phylogeny of extant birds
  • Mesozoic Neornithes
  • Palaeognathous birds
  • Galloanseres
  • Aquatic and semiaquatic taxa
  • Charadriiformes (shorebirds and allies)
  • "Core-Gruiformes" (Rails, Cranes, and Allies)
  • Phoenicopteriformes (flamingos) and Podicipediformes (grebes)
  • Columbiformes (doves and sandgrouse), Cuculiformes (cuckoos), and other neoavian taxa of uncertain affinities
  • "Caprimulgiformes" and Apodiformes (Nightjars and Allies, Swifts, and Hummingbirds)
  • Cariamae (seriemas and allies)
  • "Falconiformes" (Diurnal Birds of Prey)
  • Strigiformes (owls)
  • Arboreal birds
  • Paleogene avifaunas â€" synopsis of general aspects.

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