Fred Ruhe
Well-known member
Jenő (Eugen) Kessler, 2019
Pigeons, sandgrouse, cuckoos, nightjars, rollers, bee-eaters, kingfishers and Swifts in the European fossil avifauna and their osteological characteristics
Ornis Hungarica 2019. 27(1): 132–165.
DOI: 10.2478/orhu-2019-0009
Abstract and free pdf: http://www.ornis.hu/articles/OrnisHungarica_vol27(1)_p132-165.pdf
In the article, the author describes the presence of fossil records of the pigeons (Ord. Columbiformes, Fam. Columbidae), sandgrouse (Ord. Pteroclidiformes, Fam. Pteroclididae), cuckoos (Ord. Cuculiformes, Fam. Cuculidae), nightjars (Ord. Caprimulgiformes, Fam. Caprimulgidae), rollers (Ord. Coraciiformes, Fam. Coraciidae), bee-eaters (Ord. Coraciiformes, Fam. Meropidae), (Ord. Coraciiformes, Fam. Upupidae), kingfishers (Ord. Coraciiformes, Fam. Alcedinidae) and swifts (Ord. Apodiformes, Fam. Apodidae) in Europe, particularly the Carpathian Basin, during the Tertiary and Quaternary, as well as their osteological characteristics. These orders generally contain a small number of species in Europe, most of them consisting of thermophilic, migratory species. Their fossil and subfossil remains provide precious information about the climatic conditions of their respective areas of origin.
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Fred
Pigeons, sandgrouse, cuckoos, nightjars, rollers, bee-eaters, kingfishers and Swifts in the European fossil avifauna and their osteological characteristics
Ornis Hungarica 2019. 27(1): 132–165.
DOI: 10.2478/orhu-2019-0009
Abstract and free pdf: http://www.ornis.hu/articles/OrnisHungarica_vol27(1)_p132-165.pdf
In the article, the author describes the presence of fossil records of the pigeons (Ord. Columbiformes, Fam. Columbidae), sandgrouse (Ord. Pteroclidiformes, Fam. Pteroclididae), cuckoos (Ord. Cuculiformes, Fam. Cuculidae), nightjars (Ord. Caprimulgiformes, Fam. Caprimulgidae), rollers (Ord. Coraciiformes, Fam. Coraciidae), bee-eaters (Ord. Coraciiformes, Fam. Meropidae), (Ord. Coraciiformes, Fam. Upupidae), kingfishers (Ord. Coraciiformes, Fam. Alcedinidae) and swifts (Ord. Apodiformes, Fam. Apodidae) in Europe, particularly the Carpathian Basin, during the Tertiary and Quaternary, as well as their osteological characteristics. These orders generally contain a small number of species in Europe, most of them consisting of thermophilic, migratory species. Their fossil and subfossil remains provide precious information about the climatic conditions of their respective areas of origin.
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Fred
