Another look at tarsometatarsi of early penguins
The tarsometatarsus, a compound bone from the lower leg in birds, is the most important skeletal element in fossil penguin taxonomy, especially in the case of early members of this group. However, any attempt to go beyond the problem of mere classification obviously requires the better understanding...
Main Author: | Jadwiszczak Piotr |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Polish Academy of Sciences
2015-12-01
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Series: | Polish Polar Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/popore.2015.36.issue-4/popore-2015-0024/popore-2015-0024.xml?format=INT |
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