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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mayr, Gerald (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Subjects:
Evolution (Biology).
Paleontology .
Zoology.
Vertebrates.
Evolutionary Biology.
Paleontology.
Evolutionary Theory.
Vertebrate Zoology.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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