The systematic position of the Eocene bird Asiavis phosphatica
A.V. Panteleyev
Abstract. Asiavis phosphatica from the Uppermost Middle Eocene of Uzbekistan is redescribed and placed in the Anseriformes (subfamily Cygninae). Originally this bird was placed in Gruiformes (family incertae). A. phosphatica is the oldest known cygnine.
Zoosystematica Rossica, 1999, 8(2): 351–352 ▪ Published in print 16 March 2000
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