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Avian evolution : the fossil record of birds and its paleobiological significance /



xii, 293 pages ; illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. - (Topics in paleobiology series ) Content notes : 1. An introduction to birds, the geological settings of their evolution, and the avian skeleton --
2. The origin of birds --
3. The Mesozoic flight way towards modern birds --
4. Mesozoic birds : interrelationships and character evolution --
5. The interrelationships and origin of crown group birds (Neornithes) --
6. Palaeognathous birds (ostriches, tinamous, and allies) --
7. Galloanseres : "fowl" and kin --
8. The "difficult-to-place groups" : biogeographic surprises and aerial specialists --
9. Shorebirds, cranes, and relatives --
10. Aequornithes : aquatic and semi-aquatic carnivores --
11. Cariamiforms and diurnal birds of prey --
12. The Cenozoic radiation of small arboreal birds --
13. Insular avifaunas now and then, on various scales. Paleobiology.

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