The first complete leg of a passerine bird from the early Oligocene of Poland

• Autorzy: Bochenski Z.M. , Tomek T. , Swidnicka E.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The leg bones of a small passeriform bird are described from the early Oligocene (29 Mya) of Poland. The specimen is the earliest complete passerine leg with elements in articulation described so far, and increases the known diversity of the very scanty records of the oldest European passeriforms. In general proportions the leg bones resemble those of Luscinia svecica and other species that live in shrubs. Assignment to a family within the passerines is not possible because of the incompleteness of the fossil.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 59
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.281-285,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Bochenski Z.M.

• Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul.Slawkowska 17, 31-016 Krakow, Poland

autor

Tomek T.

• Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul.Slawkowska 17, 31-016 Krakow, Poland

autor

Swidnicka E.

• Department of Palaeozoology, Chair of Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, University of Wrocław, ul.Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wroclaw, Poland

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Identyfikatory

DOI

2012.0021