Nuevo género de ave fósil del yacimiento neocomiense del Montsec (provincia de Lérida, España)

Authors

  • A. Lacasa Ruiz Sección de Geología. Institut d'Estudis Ilerdencs

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/egeol.89455-6513

Keywords:

fossil bird, lithographic limestone, Lower Cretaceous, Montsec, Spain

Abstract


It is described in this paper for the frrst time the fossil bird skeleton found at the famous quarry of Iimestones of Montsec mountain dated from Early Cretaceous. Unfortunately it is only preserved a few part of this skeleton concerning to the fore arms mainly. The few characters preserved do not allow to assign any taxonomic position but they show some mixed signs between the Sauriurae and Ornithurae.

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Published

1989-12-30

How to Cite

Lacasa Ruiz, A. (1989). Nuevo género de ave fósil del yacimiento neocomiense del Montsec (provincia de Lérida, España). Estudios Geológicos, 45(5-6), 417–425. https://doi.org/10.3989/egeol.89455-6513

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