New evidence of a giant bird from the Late Cretaceous of France

被引：13

作者：

Buffetaut, Eric ^{[1
]}

Angst, Delphine ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Ecole Normale Super, CNRS, UMR 8538, Lab Geol, F-75231 Paris 05, France

[2] CNRS, UMR 5276, Lab Geol Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France

来源：

GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE | 2013年 / 150卷 / 01期

关键词：

Aves; Late Cretaceous; France; Gargantuavis; vertebra; GIGANTIC BIRD; SKELETON; EOCENE;

D O I：

10.1017/S001675681200043X

中图分类号：

P [天文学、地球科学];

学科分类号：

07 ;

摘要：

A large heterocoelous cervical vertebra from the Late Cretaceous of Cruzy (Herault, southern France) is described and referred to the giant bird Gargantuavis philoinos Buffetaut & Le Loeuff, 1998, confirming its avian nature. Gargantuavis appears to have been a long-necked bird with possibly a relatively small skull. Derived features such as heterocoely suggest that Gargantuavis was an advanced ornithuromorph, close to ornithurines.

引用

页码：173 / 176

页数：4

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