Download or read book Collected Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring the 90th Birthday of Alexander Wetmore written by Storrs L. Olson and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Avian Paleontology at the Close of the 20th Century written by Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution. Symposium and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 32 papers collected herein reflect the great diversity and interest that the study of fossil birds has generated in recent years. The first seven papers (Mourer-Chauvir et al., Worthy and Jouventin, Segu and Alcover, Steadman and Hilgartner, Millener, Worthy, Pavia) relate to late Quaternary birds from islands, where human intervention in the last few thousand years has caused many heretofore unrecorded extinctions. Three papers on Quaternary avifaunas of continental Europe deal with distributional changes and cultural use of birds by humans in Siberia (Potapova and Panteleyev), the utility of patterns of seabird distribution in determining former marine climatic conditions (Tyrberg), and temporal changes in morphology of ptarmigans (Lagopus) through the late Pleistocene (Stewart). Three papers deal with late Cenozoic raptors (Campbell et al., Tambussi and Noriega, Emslie and Czaplewski). New genera from Paleogene deposits are described by Boles and Ivison, Karhu, and Peters. Five papers deal with ancient waterfowl. Alvarenga describes the first fossil screamer (Anhimidae) from the Oligocene of Brazil. Olson provides the first fossil records of the Anseranatidae, with the description of a new species from the early Eocene of England, which is referred to Anatalavis from the Paleocene/Cretaceous of New Jersey. Ericson provides the means to distiguish Eocene fossils of the duck-like Presbyornis from the flamingo-like Juncitarsus and gives new records of the latter. Benson shows that the Paleocene Presbyornis isoni once ranged from Maryland to North Dakota, and he gives records of other Paleocene birds from North Dakota. Hope names a new, larger species of Graculavus, extending the range of the genus from New Jersey to the Cretaceous of Wyoming.The early history and evolution of birds receives great attention. Dzerzhinsky expands upon the significance of cranial morphology in paleognathous birds. Kurochkin relates the early Cretaceous genus Ambiortus to the Chinese Otogornis, which are supposed to be on a line with modern birds, as opposed to the Enantiornithes. Bochenski uses paleogeography to suggest that the Enantiornithes must antedate Archaeopteryx. Zhou and Martin show that the manus of Archaeopteryx is more bird-like than previously realized. Martin and Stewart use bird teeth to argue against dinosaurian origins for Aves, whereas Elzanowski diverges on various aspects of dinosaurian cranial morphology and that of early birds that may have evolutionary significance. Witmer, Chiappe, and Goslow present summaries of three sessions of a roundtable discussion on avian origins, early evolution of birds, and the origins of flight, which was held on June 7, the last day of the meeting, and which covered much controversial territory.
Download or read book The Geology and Paleontology of the Late Cretaceous Marine Deposits of the Dakotas written by James E. Martin and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings of the 5th Symposium of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution written by Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution. Symposium and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new Teratorn (Aves: Teratornithidae) from the Upper Pleistocene of Oregon, USA / Kenneth E. Campbell Jr. and Alison T. StengerAn overview of the genus Athene in the Pleistocene of the Mediterranean islands, with the description of Athene trinacriae n. sp. (Aves: Strigidae) / Marco Pavia and Cécile Mourer-ChauviréNeogene avifauna of Bulgaria / Zlatozar N. BoevPhylogeny of the Tertiary giant anhingas (Pelecaniformes: Anhingidae) from South America / Jorge I. Noriega and Herculano M.F. AlvarengaAdditional material of Macranhinga paranensis (Aves: Pelecaniformes: Anhingidae) from the Upper Miocene Ituzaingó Formation of Entre Rios Province, Argentina / Jorge I. NoriegaA preliminary report on the diversity and stratigraphic distribution of the Plotopteridae (Pelecaniformes) in Paleogene rocks of Washington State, USA / James L. Goedert and John CornishAvian remains from the Middle Eocene of the Geiseltal (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany) / Gerald MayrRevision of the Cathartidae (Aves: Ciconiiformes) from the Middle Eocene to the Upper Oligocene phosphorites du Quercy, France / Ceìcile Mourer-ChauviréNew interpretations of the birds from the Navesink and Hornerstown formations, New Jersey, USA (Aves: Neornithes) / David C. Parris and Sylvia HopeThe morphology and systematics of Polarornis, a Cretaceous loon (Aves: Gaviidae) from Antarctica / Sankar ChatterjeeThe significance of early Cretaceous bird tracks / Jong-Deock Lim [and others]New information on the hesperornithiform radiation / Larry D. Martin and Jong-Deock LimOviraptorosaurs compared to birds / Junchang Lü [and others]The evolution of avian cranial kinesis / Walter J. BockThe pelvis in early birds and dinosaurs / Virginia L. Naples, Larry D. Martin and John SimmonsBiology of basal birds and the origin of avian flight / Andrzej ElzanowskiThe aerodynamically streamlined body shape of birds : implications for the evolution of birds, feathers, and avian flight / Dominique G. HombergerWing loading in primitive birds / Joseì L. Sanz [and others]The evidence for the timing of speciation of modern continental birds and the taxonomic ambiguity of the Quaternary fossil record / John R. StewartAvian species turnover and species longevity in the Pleistocene of the Palearctic / Tommy TyrbergPalaeogeographical implications concerning early history of chosen groups of birds / Zygmunt Bochenìski and Zbigniew M. BochenskiAre Confuciusornis and Archaefructus Jurassic fossils? / Zhiwei GuEarly Cretaceous maars, depositional environments and their relationship to the fossil preservation in Sihetun, Liaoning, northeast China / Tungsheng Liu, Jiaqi Liu and Guoqiang Chu.
Download or read book Mammalian Faunal Zones of the Bridger Middle Eocene written by Charles Lewis Gazin and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guide to Smithsonian Serial Publications written by Alan Edward Schorr and published by Juneau, Alaska, USA : Denali Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers from 1964 to 1986.
Download or read book The Living Bird written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Biogeography of the West Indies written by Charles A. Woods and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-06-27 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a review of the status of biogeography in the West Indies in the 1980s, the first edition of Biogeography of the West Indies: Past, Present, and Future provided a synthesis of our current knowledge of the systematics and distribution of major plant and animal groups in the Caribbean basin. The totally new and revised Second Edition, Biogeography
Download or read book American National Biography written by John Arthur Garraty and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Creation Research Society Quarterly written by Creation Research Society and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Book Review Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every 3rd issue is a quarterly cumulation.
Download or read book National Union Catalog written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Download or read book Bibliography and Index of Geology written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 1088 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book RAOU Newsletter written by Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Book Publishing Record Cumulative 1950 1977 Title index written by R.R. Bowker Company. Department of Bibliography and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 2258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guide to Festschriften A dictionary catalog of Festschriften in the New York Public Library 1972 1976 and the Library of Congress 1968 1976 written by New York Public Library. Research Libraries and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
