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Unexpected diversity within the extinct elephant birds (Aves: Aepyornithidae) and a new identity for the world's largest bird
Madagascar's now-extinct radiation of large-bodied ratites, the elephant birds (Aepyornithidae), has been subject to little modern research compared to the island's mammalian megafauna and other Late Quaternary giant birds. The family's convoluted and conflicting taxonomic history has...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6170582/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30839722 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181295 |