First record of fossil birds (Pelecaniformes: Pelecanidae and a probably Odontopterygiformes: Pelagornithidae) from the Upper Miocene of Costa Rica
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Statut: | Versión publicada |
| Date de publication: | 2011 |
| Description: | For the first time, remains of two fossil marine birds are recorded for Costa Rica; these fossils came out from the Upper Miocene Curré Formation. These finds are associated to shallow marine sediments and conform other marine fossil vertebrates such as cetaceans, sharks and rays. |
| Pays: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institution: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Langue: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/13170 |
| Accès en ligne: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/geologica/article/view/13170 |
| Mots-clés: | birds pelecaniformes pelecanus odontopterygiformes pelagornithidae upper miocene costa rica aves mioceno superior |