Quail-thrush birds from the Miocene of northern Australia

Quail-thrush birds from the Miocene of northern Australia

Quail-thrushes (Passeriformes: Cinclosomatidae: Cinclosoma) are ground-dwelling corvoid songbirds endemic to Australia and New Guinea. Until now, the only known quail-thrush fossils have been from late Quaternary cave deposits in Australia. A new species of quail-thrush, Cinclosoma elachum sp. nov.,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jacqueline M.T. Nguyen, Michael Archer, Suzanne J. Hand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2018-09-01
Series:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Subjects:
Aves
Passeriformes
Cinclosomatidae
Cinclosoma
Miocene
Australia
Riversleigh
Online Access:http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app63/app004852018.pdf

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