The First Occurrence in the Fossil Record of an Aquatic Avian Twig-Nest with Phoenicopteriformes Eggs: Evolutionary Implications

BACKGROUND: We describe the first occurrence in the fossil record of an aquatic avian twig-nest with five eggs in situ (Early Miocene Tudela Formation, Ebro Basin, Spain). Extensive outcrops of this formation reveal autochthonous avian osteological and oological fossils that represent a single taxon...

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Autores principales: Grellet-Tinner, Gerald, Murelaga, Xabier, Larrasoaña, Juan C., Silveira, Luis F., Olivares, Maitane, Ortega, Luis A., Trimby, Patrick W., Pascual, Ana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3474766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23082136
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046972

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3474766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23082136
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046972

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