Evidence for Wide Dispersal in a Stem Galliform Clade from a New Small-sized Middle Eocene Pangalliform (Aves: Paraortygidae) from the Uinta Basin of Utah (USA)

Evidence for Wide Dispersal in a Stem Galliform Clade from a New Small-sized Middle Eocene Pangalliform (Aves: Paraortygidae) from the Uinta Basin of Utah (USA)

A new bird coracoid from the Uinta Formation in the Uinta Basin in Utah (USA) records the presence of the only known pangalliform from the middle Eocene of North America, occurring in a >15 million year gap in their history. This fossil represents a new taxon, informally termed the Uintan par...

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Main Authors: Thomas A. Stidham, K.E. Beth Townsend, Patricia A. Holroyd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
coracoid
dispersal
eocene
galliformes
paraortygidae
uinta formation
utah
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/3/90

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