The Completeness of the Fossil Record of Mesozoic Birds: Implications for Early Avian Evolution
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Title
The Completeness of the Fossil Record of Mesozoic Birds: Implications for Early Avian Evolution
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Keywords
Birds, Fossil record, Mesozoic era, Cretaceous period, Sauropoda, Fossils, Dinosaurs, Geology
Journal
PLoS One
Volume 7, Issue 6, Pages e39056
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2012-06-27
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0039056
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