Late Pleistocene songbirds of Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia); the first fossil passerine fauna described from Wallacea

Late Pleistocene songbirds of Liang Bua (Flores, Indonesia); the first fossil passerine fauna described from Wallacea

Background Passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) dominate modern terrestrial bird communities yet their fossil record is limited. Liang Bua is a large cave on the Indonesian island of Flores that preserves Late Pleistocene–Holocene deposits (∼190 ka to present day). Birds are the most diverse faunal grou...

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Main Authors: Hanneke J.M. Meijer, Rokus Awe Due, Thomas Sutikna, Wahyu Saptomo, Jatmiko, Sri Wasisto, Matthew W. Tocheri, Gerald Mayr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-08-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Aves
Passeriformes
Avifauna
Passerines
Wallacea
Southeast Asia
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3676.pdf

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