A Giant Ostrich from the Lower Pleistocene Nihewan Formation of North China, with a Review of the Fossil Ostriches of China
A large incomplete ostrich femur from the Lower Pleistocene of North China, kept at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris), is described. It was found by Father Emile Licent in 1925 in the Nihewan Formation (dated at about 1.8 Ma) of Hebei Province. On the basis of the minimum circumferenc...
Main Authors: | Eric Buffetaut, Delphine Angst |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-01-01
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Series: | Diversity |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/2/47 |
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