Hindlimb morphology of Palaeotis suggests palaeognathous affinities of the Geranoididae and other “crane-like” birds from the Eocene of the Northern Hemisphere
The early/middle Eocene Palaeotis weigelti is a flightless bird, which occurs in the fossil localities Messel and Geiseltal (Germany). The species is assigned to the Palaeognathae and some authors considered it to be a stem group representative of the Struthionidae (ostriches). Even though several p...
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Institute of Paleobiology PAS
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Acta Palaeontologica Polonica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app64/app006502019.pdf |