Mayr, Gerald
Paleogene Fossil Birds
2. Introduction
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3. Stratigraphy and major fossil localities
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4. Higher-level phylogeny of extant birds
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5. Mesozoic Neornithes
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6. Palaeognathous birds
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7. Galloanseres
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8. Aquatic and semi-aquatic taxa
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9. Charadriiformes (shorebirds and allies)
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10. “Core-Gruiformes” (Rails, Cranes, and Allies)
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11. Phoenicopteriformes (flamingos) and Podicipediformes (grebes)
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12. Columbiformes (doves and sandgrouse), Cuculiformes (cuckoos), and other neoavian taxa of uncertain affinities
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13. “Caprimulgiformes” and Apodiformes (Nightjars and Allies, Swifts, and Hummingbirds)
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14. Cariamae (seriemas and allies)
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15. “Falconiformes” (Diurnal Birds of Prey)
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16. Strigiformes (owls)
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17. Arboreal birds
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18. Paleogene avifaunas – synopsis of general aspects
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Keywords: Life Sciences, Vertebrates, Zoology, Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Paleontology, Evolutionary Biology
- Author(s)
- Mayr, Gerald
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2009
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 10 pages
- Category
- Natural Sciences
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9783540896289