South American and Antarctic Continental Cenozoic Birds Paleobiogeographic Affinities and Disparities /

Modern birds (Neornithes) are represented by two big lineages, the Palaeognathae (Tinamiformes + Ratitae) and the Neognathae [Galloanserae + Neoaves (Metaves + Coronoaves)]. Both clades sum approximately 10,000 species of which 60% are Passeriformes (the most diverse clade of terrestrial vertebrates...

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Main Authors: Tambussi, Claudia P. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Degrange, Federico. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5467-6
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